This cross stands on a horrible modern concrete stand at the south end of Main Street in Blackrock, Dublin. The cross head itself is quite wonderful with a relief face carved on it.
The stone is said to be much older than its christianised form suggests. It used to be a boundary marker for the City of Dublin that now stretches 4km further south.
It is believed that the face is that of an earlier pagan god.
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_From Dublin head south along the N11 and then take the N31 towards the coast. Turn left into Blackrock and park somewhere near Main Street. The cross it at the southern end opposite an establishment called The Mad Hatter.
A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
 Skreen (Co. Meath) |  O'Connor Cross (Co. Roscommon) |  Fore Cross (Co. Westmeath) |
 Kilmalkedar Cross (Co. Kerry) |  Burgage (Co. Wicklow) |  Banagher (Co. Derry) |
