Killamery High Cross
| Killamery High Cross | |
|---|---|
| Native name Irish: Ardchros Chill Lamraí | |
| The Maelsechnaill Cross The Snake-Dragon Cross | |
 | |
| Type | High cross |
| Location | Killamery, County Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°28′32″N 7°26′46″W / 52.475437°N 7.446012°W |
| Area | Anner Valley |
| Height | 3.65 metres (12.0 ft) |
| Built | 9th century AD |
| Official name | Killamery Cross |
| Reference no. | 75 |
  Location of Killamery High Cross in Ireland | |
Killamery Cross is a 9th-century
National Monument in Killamery, County Kilkenny, Ireland.[1] It is located in the north of Killamery graveyard.[2]
History
A monastery was established at Killamery by
St Gobhan, a disciple of Saint Fursey, in AD 632. The Killamery High cross is part of the western Ossory group of crosses, used as a model for many of the small high crosses sold across the world as an Irish symbol.[3]
Locals formerly touched the cross's capstone to cure headaches.[4][5]
Description
The cross stands 3.65 metres (12.0 ft) high. It is richly sculptured on the shaft with
snakes and, above the boss, an open-mouthed dragon, giving it the name of the Snake-Dragon Cross.[citation needed
]
The western face has a sun
high king of Ireland in 846–862.[citation needed
]
Other artefacts
There is also a cross-slab of an earlier date the inscription OROIT AR ANMAIN N-AEDAIN, "Pray for the
[10]References
- ^ "Killamery, Co. Kilkenny".
- ^ a b "Killamery high cross - Nigel Borrington".
- ISBN 9780691088259– via Google Books.
- ISBN 9780853429548– via Google Books.
- ISBN 9781859181072– via Google Books.
- ^ "Killamery High Cross".
- ^ "Killamery High Cross". megalithic.co.uk.
- ^ "Killamery High Cross - Tulllahought Tidy Towns".
- ^ "Killamery High Cross".
- ^ "Killamery High Cross". megalithicireland.com.