Kilgobbin Cross is a weather beaten Celtic cross of some fame. On the west face is a somewhat worn away relief figure of Christ. The cross is firmly planted into a much older Hexagonal bullaun stone with a single ballaun which is sadly echoed in the cement holding the cross.
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Whilst at the church I noticed the sign on the ground for the first time. I had also read of a bullaun located at the church and realised that they must be refering to the one in the base of the cross. Silly me.
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Support your local high cross! This may not be the best there is, but when you have visitors I think you should show them the local stuff.
I actually owe this cross an apology. I have done it an injustice. In today's weather I could see that the cross is not mounted in a conrete base on top of the original base, but that the cross base is a thin granite section mounted on a concrete base. The bullaun is not shadowed in the cement but is actually in the base proper.
While passing I thought it would be sensible to get a GPS reading. I wasn't going to bother stopping, because the site changes so little. Oh what a surprise!
The cross is currently behind a protective wooden fence, which has presumably been erected to protect the site from the construction traffic working on the N11 extension/link thing. Let's think about this for a moment - Big Lorry Full of Rocks & Soil vs Wooden Fence.
Looking into the field behind the cross it appears as if it will soon end up on a triangle of land between two slip roads from the new road. What's worse the cross will be standing right on the corner! I wonder if Paddy Powers will give me odds on the cross being damaged within 3 months ofthe roads opening.
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_The fence around the cross is now battered and rundown. Is noone proud of this monument? Surely, now that the building work seems complete behind the cross, the fence can be removed now and the land around it taken care of.
This is a National Monument. It's signposted, which, for a Dublin monument, is rare. How embarassing for Duchas and Dun Laoghaire and Rathdown County County. How embarrassing for Ireland!
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_From The N11 in Dublin take the R113 west and then the R117 south until you reach Stepaside. In Stepaside turn left at the crossroads. After 350m you will see a sign pointing to Kilgobbin Cross up a lane to the left. The cross is just 100m along.
A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
 Galloon (Co. Fermanagh) |  Clonmacnoise - Crosses (Co. Offaly) |  Bealin (Co. Westmeath) |
 Old Kilcullen (Co. Kildare) |  Ferns (Co. Wexford) |  Termonfeckin (Co. Louth) |
