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A monolith of fine greenish sandstone (H 1.85m) now erected beside the N cross (LH021-062009-) at Monasterboice. The S face is decorated and there is a plain panel in slight relief at the top of each of the narrow sides. At the top of the S face there are the remains of two horizontal lines. At the mid-point of the…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH021-062011
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- Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
- Kevin King, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
- Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Adriao, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Willard Rome, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Photographer not named in LMFM caption, www.lmfm.ie
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