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1. Drumcliff. General View of Cross. South Side.

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RecordAuthor Orla Murphy
ISODate 2002-04-24
Date 24April 2002
PictureCredit Jane Hawkes
County Sligo
Townland Drumcliff
OSMapRef G-68.42
Area Ireland
GeneralContext This sandstone Cross is situated at the edge of a graveyard a near the Protestant Church at Drumcliff. Its measurements are 3m high x 1.1m arms span, the shaft is 47 cm wide by 31 cm. It is mounted on a base 83 cm high x 1.23 m x 98 cm. The panels are not separated Harbison argues that the two parts of the cross were not originally designed for one another. (Harbison, 1992, p.70).
GeneralDescription This is a general view of the south side of the cross at Drumcliff, Co. Sligo.
S1 Interlocking spirals
S2 zoomorphic interlace
South Upper fragment
South Lion in high relief
South Under the ring there is another animal in high relief
South At the end of the arm there is a panel depicting Mary and the child Jesus

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