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Stone Cross in Glanleam

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What is recorded here

Cross described in 1996 as follows; 'This cross is located towards the NE end of Glanleam Woods, Valencia Island. It is situated close to a disused trackway and its lower shaft is incorporated into a well-built stone wall. The cross inclines markedly to E and its visible portion stands 1.1m high. Its shaft is 0.26m wide and the width across the arms is 0.71m. It is locally reputed to commemorate a Spaniard of royal blood who drowned in Valencia Harbour during the Armada campaign' (O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, 277-8, no. 947). See attached drawing taken from O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, Fig. 177, 277. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE079-059

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  • Mat Tuck, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Tatania Gerus, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Draceane, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Dennis Turner, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Paul Carroll, from his book Gaelic Fields / The Irish Times, www.irishtimes.com
  • Phil Champion, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Picture: skelligrangersgaa.com
  • Marco Ober, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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