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<< Our Photo Pages >> Kilree Monastery - Ancient Cross in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Kilkenny

Submitted by jansold on Sunday, 28 September 2014  Page Views: 1993

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Kilree Monastery
Country: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 13.123 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Co. Kilkenny Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Kilkenny
Latitude: 52.518317N  Longitude: 7.269014W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Kilree Monastery
Kilree Monastery submitted by jansold : Kilree high cross with the tower of the monastery in the background (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Co. Kilkenny.
The founding date of the monastery is unknown, but the high cross is believed to be 9th century. The cross is weathered sandstone, standing 2.75m and decorated with bosses and other geometrical motifs.

On the west face there is a panel probably depicting the adoration of the Magi. The cross is topped by a tenon joint, so possibly there was originally a capstone.
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