DOCUMENTS OF IRELAND University College Cork		Table of Contents Monuments: C Monuments: C Camus. Cross Shaft. East Face. Camus. Cross Shaft. East Face. Detail top of shaft. Camus. Cross Shaft. East Face. Lower Panels Detail. Camus. Cross Shaft. East Face. Lower panels detail. Camus. Cross Shaft. West Face. Detail. Top of shaft. Carlisle Carndonagh. Ringless Cross. Close up of the Crucifixion and the three women going to the tomb of Jesus Carndonagh. Ringless Cross. Close up of the Head of the Cross. Carndonagh. Ringless Cross. Close up of the three women going to the tomb of Jesus Cashel. 'St. Patrick's Cross'. West Face. Cashel. 'St. Patrick's Cross'. West Face. Cast - Outside. Crucifixion Castledermot. General View. North Cross. South side. Castledermot. General View. North Cross. West Face. Castledermot. General View. North Cross. West Face. Castledermot. General View. South Cross. North Side. Castledermot. General View. South Cross. South Side. Castledermot. General View. South Cross. West Face. Castor Chester-le-Street Chesterton Chesterton Clones. Composite Cross. North West Face. Detailed View of Shaft. Panel NW 1. Clones. Composite Cross. North West Face. Detail of Shaft. Panel NW2 Clones. Composite Cross. North West Face. Detail of Shaft. Panel NW3. Clones. Composite Cross. North West Face. General View of Shaft. Clones. Composite Cross. South East Face. Detailed View of Cross Head. Clones. Composite Cross. South East Face. Detailed View of Shaft. Panel SE 1. Clones. Composite Cross. South East Face. Detailed View of Shaft. Panel SE 2. Clones. Composite Cross. South East Face. Detailed View of Shaft. Panel SE 3. Clones. Composite Cross. South East Face. General View of Shaft. Clonmacnois. Clonmacnois. Detailed View. Cross of the Scriptures. Clonmacnois. Detailed View. Cross of the Scriptures. East Face. Detail of Head. Clonmacnois. Detailed View. Cross of the Scriptures. North Side. Clonmacnois. Detailed View. Cross of the Scriptures. North Side. Panel N2. Clonmacnois. Detailed View. Cross of the Scriptures. South Side. Clonmacnois. Detailed View. Cross of the Scriptures. South Side. Panel S2 Clonmacnois. Detailed View. Cross of the Scriptures. West Face. Cross Head. Clonmacnois. Detailed View. Cross of the Scriptures. West Face. Panel W1. Clonmacnois. Detailed View. Cross of the Scriptures. West Face. Panel W2. Clonmacnois. Detailed View. Cross of the Scriptures. West Face. Panel W3. Clonmacnois. Detailed View. South Cross. West Face. Panel W3. Crucifixion. Clonmacnois. Detailed view of two panels. Cross of the Scriptures. East Face. Clonmacnois. General View. Cross of the Scriptures. East Face. Clonmacnois. General View. Cross of the Scriptures. West Face. Clonmacnois. General View. Cross of the Scriptures. West Face. Clonmacnois. General View. South Cross. West Face. Codford St Peter Collingham Collingham Cropthorne Cropthorne Cundall Cundall Cundall Cundall Cundall Cundall Monuments: D
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Monuments: C

1. Camus. Cross Shaft. East Face. Lower Panels Detail.

	RecordAuthor	Orla Murphy
	ISODate	2002-04-17
	Date	17 April 2002
	PictureCredit	Jane Hawkes
	County	Derry
	Townland	Camus
	OSMapRef	C-871.288
	Area	Ireland
	GeneralContext	There is a red sandstone cross shaft close to the entrance of an old graveyard at Camus. It stands on a stepped base. The shaft measures 1.95m high and 55cm wide, with a thickness of 43cm.
	GeneralContext	East Face
	GeneralContext	E1 Adoration of the Magi. New Testament. Matt 2.
	GeneralContext	E2 The Baptism of Christ. New Testament. Matt 3. Mark 1. Luke 3.
	GeneralContext	E3 The Marriage feast of Cana. New Testament. John 2.
	GeneralContext	E4 The Multiplication of the loaves and fishes. New Testament. Matt 14. Mark 6. Luke 9. John 6.5.
	GeneralContext	South Side
	GeneralContext	S1 C shaped pelta formed spirals
	GeneralContext	S2 Fretwork patterns into spiral bosses
	GeneralContext	S3 2 sets of lion like animals
	GeneralContext	S4 boss of interlace in a quadrangle
	GeneralContext	West Face
	GeneralContext	W1 Eve gives the apple to Adam. Old Testament. Genesis.
	GeneralContext	W2 Cain slays Abel. Old Testament. Genesis.
	GeneralContext	W3 Noah's Ark. Old Testament. Genesis.
	GeneralContext	W4 The Sacrifice of Isaac. Old Testament. Genesis.
	GeneralContext	North Side
	GeneralContext	N1 ? fretwork and small bosses
	GeneralContext	N2 c shaped spirals in interlinked pairs
	GeneralContext	N3 3 quad. bosses of interlace
	GeneralDescription	This is a general view of the East face of the sandstone cross shaft at Camus, Co. Derry.
	GeneralDescription	East Face
	GeneralDescription	E1 Adoration of the Magi. New Testament. Matt, chapter 2. Mary sits second from the left holding Jesus. to the left one wise man stretches out a hand to give a gift to Jesus.
	GeneralDescription	E2 The Baptism of Christ. New Testament. Matt 3. 11; Mark 1.8 and Luke 3.16. From two circle shapes at the bottom of the panel water flows representing the sources of the rivers Jor and Dan respectively. Christ is the Central figure. John the Baptist is beside him.
	East	This is a general view of the East face of the sandstone cross shaft at Camus, Co. Derry.
	East	East Face
	East	E1 Adoration of the Magi. New Testament. Matt, chapter 2. Mary sits second from the left holding Jesus. to the left one wise man stretches out a hand to give a gift to Jesus.
	East	E2 The Baptism of Christ. New Testament. Matt 3. 11; Mark 1.8 and Luke 3.16. From two circle shapes at the bottom of the panel water flows representing the sources of the rivers Jor and Dan respectively. Christ is the Central figure. John the Baptist is beside him.

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