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Kilkieran : High Cross

CountyKilkenny
Grid RefS 422 275
GPSS 42189 27498 (7m)
Longitude7° 22' 48.47" W
Latitude52° 23' 50.95" N
Nearest TownCarrick-On-Suir (5.9 Km)
OS Sheet75
UTM zone29U
UTM x610213.5596964
UTM y5806483.6148407

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Kilkieran - Bullaun StoneKilkieran - Standing Stone
Kilkieran - Bullaun StoneSt. Kieran's Well - Kilkieran - Holy Well
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 31st March 2002

There are actually three crosses here, two very much in the Celtic style with splendid knotwork carvings and bosses on the cross. These are the west and south crosses.

The east cross is a tall, 2.5m, slender cross with tiny 'arms' and a pointed top.

The three together make a spendid arrangement around the possible ruins of an old church.

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Sunday, 15th July 2007

The graveyard here is (at the time of writing) undergoing some renovation: the walls around the well are being rebuilt. The three crosses here are more varied than any other group of associated crosses I've visited. This is a great little site that deserves more recognition that it usually gets.

As well as the three complete crosses there is a cross-shaft next to the east cross, with some Celtic-style markings.

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