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Drumcliff : High Cross

CountySligo
Grid RefG 679 420
Longitude8° 29' 36.31" W
Latitude54° 19' 32.29" N
Nearest TownSligo (6 Km)
OS Sheet16
UTM zone29U
UTM x532946.34052642
UTM y6019871.2445214

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Drumcliff - Round Tower
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 17th August 2003

An rather oddly carved white sandstone cross. The motifs are very bodly carved with some very high relief.

There is a nice Adam and Eve, Daniel in the Lions Den and the twelve Apostles as heads.

The sides have move beasties and square holes which Anthony Weir suggest may have held further carvings. The ring is also adorned by beasts, this time ones with a very crocodillian appearance.

If you are passing, this is definitely worth looking at, because the strong carving makes it very readable.

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