Nurney Cross
Native name
Irish: Cros na hUrnaí
The second, more recent cross at Nurney.
LocationNurney, County Carlow, Ireland
Coordinates52°45′06″N 6°54′44″W / 52.7518°N 6.9123°W / 52.7518; -6.9123
Built5th/6th century
Nurney Cross is located in Ireland
Nurney Cross
Location of Nurney Cross in Ireland
Official nameNurney
Reference no.352[1]


Nurney Cross is a stone cross located in Nurney, County Carlow, Ireland, and is an early example of a high cross.

The site was a monastic site founded by Abbán in the 5th century AD and the cross is believed to date from that time.[2]

Description

The cross is a circle-headed cross embedded in the ground near St. John's Church of Ireland, Nurney.[3]

A second cross nearby stands 1.7 metres (5.6 ft) high and is about 1.2 metres (3.9 ft) wide at the arms and 30 centimetres (0.98 ft) thick.[4]

References

  1. "National Monuments of County Carlow in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 2. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. "Undecorated Crosses". Irish High Crosses. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  3. "Nurney Cross, County Carlow". Megalithomania. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. "Nurney Cross". Irish Antiquities. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
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