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    Monuments: A
  1. Monuments: A
    1. Aberlady
    2. Aberlemno no. 2
    3. Aberlemno no. 2
    4. Aberlemno no. 2
    5. Aberlemno no. 3
    6. Addingham
    7. Addingham
    8. Addingham
    9. Addingham
    10. Addingham
    11. Ahenny
    12. Ahenny. North Cross. East Face.
    13. Ahenny. North Cross. East Face. Base Detail. Close up.
    14. Ahenny. North Cross. North Side. Detail of Base.
    15. Ahenny. North Cross. South Side. Detail Base.
    16. Ahenny. North Cross. West Face.
    17. Ahenny. North Cross. West Face. Base Detail.
    18. Aldborough
    19. Aldborough
    20. Aldborough
    21. Aldborough
    22. Arboe: East face of Cross. Detail of Shaft
    23. Arboe: East face of Cross. Detail of Shaft
    24. Arboe: East face of Cross. Detail of Shaft.
    25. Arboe: East face of Cross. Detail of Shaft.
    26. Arboe: North face of Cross. Detail of Shaft
    27. Arboe: South face of Cross. Detail of Shaft
    28. Arboe: West face of Cross. Detail of Shaft
    29. Arboe. "Old Cross of Ardboe".
    30. Arboe. "Old Cross of Ardboe". Detail Cross Shaft. West Face.
    31. Ardchattan
    32. Ardross
    33. Armagh. Composite Cross. North Side. Lower fragment. N3 Panel details. Saints Paul and Anthony break bread in the desert.
    34. Armagh. Composite Cross. South Side. Lower and Upper fragments. ( Also known as The Market Cross)
    35. Armagh. Cross Fragment
    36. Auckland St Andrews
    37. Auckland St Andrews
    38. Auckland St Andrews
    39. Auckland St Andrews
    40. Auckland St Andrews
    41. Auckland St Andrews
    42. Auckland St Andrews
    43. Avebury
    44. Aycliffe
    45. Aycliffe
  2. Monuments: B

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Monuments: A

1. Ahenny. North Cross. North Side. Detail of Base.

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RecordAuthor Orla Murphy
ISODate 2002-04-15
Date April 15 2002
PictureCredit Jane Hawkes
County Tipperary
Townland Kilclispeen
OSMapRef S-414.290
Area Ireland
GeneralContext There are two sandstone crosses in this churchyard.
Measurements 2.46m high 1.37 across arms. Shaft tapers 49 cm wide and 36cm thick at end. It rests on a stepped base. It is topped by a stone which is the subject of debate. There are queries as to whether this unusually shaped stone belongs to the cross at all. Porter (1931, p.22) has suggested a bishop's mitre. Richardson has suggested an association with the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, (Richardson, 1984, p.130).
GeneralDescription This base panel is subject to queries. A horse drawn chariot is recognisable, preceded by 2 horsed figures, one of whom is carrying a spear. There are 2 figures in the chariot, the larger of the two is hooded, the smaller figure ( charioteer?) carries a whip.
North This base panel is subject to queries. A horse drawn chariot is recognisable, preceded by 2 horsed figures, one of whom is carrying a spear. There are 2 figures in the chariot, the larger of the two is hooded, the smaller figure ( charioteer?) carries a whip.

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