What an amazing little cross! I was quite taken with it. The front side (as you approach) has a crude crucifxion in relief on it not too unlike nearby Fassaroe. The obverse though has a false relief crucifixion that is quite lovely.
It is possible to still make out some of the facial features on the figure. One of my favourite Dublin crosses so far.
It is only 1m tall mounted on a base 80cm high. Like Fassaroe it has a solid circle.
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Took my daughter to see this cross so that she could compare it with nearby Fassaroe.
From the N11 take the R116 south east until you reach a junction where the road turns sharply right. Go left here and turn in to the second left junction and park. Walk back to the turn in and you will see a track just before it. The cross is 300m up this track just past a driveway.
I thought originally that this cross was Kiltuck cross, but as somebody kindly told me via email, this is in fact the Rathmichael cross. It did stand at the nearby Kiltuck church for around 100 years, but around 1911 it was realised that it really belonged to the base it now stands in.
A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
 Kilmalkedar Cross (Co. Kerry) |  Aghowle Lower (Co. Wicklow) |  Clonca (Co. Donegal) |
 Durrow - Cross Slabs (Co. Offaly) |  Dunsany (Co. Meath) |  Fore Cross (Co. Westmeath) |
