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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: St Bronagh's Graveyard (Kilbroney) Alternative Name: St Bronagh's Cross, The Kilbroney CrossCountry: Ireland (Northern)
NOTE: This site is 5.842 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Co. Down Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Rostrevor Nearest Village: Kilbroney
Map Ref: J195174
Latitude: 54.091898N Longitude: 6.174368W
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| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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The 5th century Celtic cross is of the straight armed type with a slender shaft. It has no central wheel-head, but is richly carved with ornamentation and in the centre of the two arms a flat boss or circle. Apparantly, the cross marks the site of the saint's grave. Close by a granite cross of uncertain date. The ruins of St Brona's church probably stand on the site of her convent, which according to legend, she set up to help shipwrecked sailors on the nearby shores of Carlingford Lough.
Also of interest here St Bronagh's Bell, dating from c900 CE. This was found hidden away in 1855 in an ivy-covered tree. It is now housed in the nearby Roman Catholic church.
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