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A tall granite cross in a square base.
The south part of the ring and arm are missing, but a simple representation of the Crucifixion may be seen on both faces (12th Century)....

The church on the site of a monastery founded by St. Buodan was built probably in the 17th century but the lintel over the door, with worn carved figures on it, was taken from an earlier church.

In the north-east angle of the church is a grave-slab erected by Magnus MacOrristin (possibly a Scotsman) with a sword and a hurley stick on it.

In the adjoining field to the west is a very pleasing High Cross. On its east face in the Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes, and on the we...

Six metre tall cross dating from the 10th century. One of Ulster's finest early Christian monuments....

Two very early, possibly 8th century, High Crosses have elaborate and varied abstract patterns on the heads and shafts. the base of the larger north cross has Christ giving their mission to the Apostles, two processions and an uncertain animal scene. The south cross has the mission again, Daniel in the Lion's Den, Adam and Eve. A camera lens will note the detail far better than the eye in all but the most ideal slanted light. This is an important site in the development of Irish art. H...

A small granite cross, allegedly brought here from elsewhere. It has an unpierced ring at the top, with a representation of the Crucifixion on one side and two worn human heads on the other. Its date is uncertain, but it is probably 15th/16th century....

A focal point of the northern midlands where the provinces of Leinster, Ulster and Connaught all converge, Longford, where history and literature, tragedy and triumph are all woven together, takes its name from the ancient stronghold of the O'Farrell family (Long Fort - Fort of the O'Farrells). Bordered to the West by the majestic River Shannon, Longford is a county of rolling plains and picturesque stretches of water. The highest pint of the county, Cairn Hill, is only 279 m high, but from a...

Just outside Glaslough is Donagh Graveyard, where there is the ruin of an early Christian church and an impressive High Cross. A 12th century bronze crucifix from Donagh is used as a processional cross in Monaghan Cathedral. The name Donagh is though to have derived from the traditional practice of St Patrick of only turning the sod of a new church on a Sunday (Domhnach in Irish)....

This is a site of where a high cross once stood. All that remains here now is only the bottom stumb of a high cross....

The only surviving remnant of an early monastery here is the 9th/10th century High Cross situated on a dominant hillock overlooking the lake. It would appear to be the only High Cross in Northern Ireland where the shaft and head of the cross are likely to have belonged together originally. Old Testament scenes decorate the east face (Adam and Eve, Sacrifice of Isaac, Daniel in the Lions' Den and Three Hebrews in the Fiery Furnace) and south side (Cain slaying Abel, David [or Sampson?] and the...

The cross marks the site of a monastery founded by St. Canice, a disciple of St. Finian of Clonard.

Possibly of 9th century date, it is a granite cross set in a square base. The cross bore figures which are no longer recognisable, and the ring of the cross is not pierced.
The nearby church is of little interest....