Kilgobbin Cross
Kilgobbin Cross is a high cross and National Monument located in Stepaside, County Dublin, Ireland.[1][2][3]
Kilgobbin Cross | |
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Native name Irish: Ardchros Chill Ghobáin | |
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Type | High cross |
Location | Kilgobbin Lane, Stepaside, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland |
Coordinates | 53.256478°N 6.217806°W |
Height | 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) |
Built | 10th century |
Official name | Kilgobbin |
Reference no. | 226 |
![]() ![]() Location of Kilgobbin Cross in Dublin |
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Location
Kilgobbin Cross is located on Kilgobbin Lane, Stepaside, about 450 m (490 yd) north-northwest of Stepaside town centre.
History
The townland of Kilgobbin (Irish: Cill Ghobáin, meaning "church of Goban")[4] takes its name from a St Goban, of which there appear to have been many in Ireland (the hagiographies are confused). The depiction of Jesus wearing a long cloak places the cross in the 10th century AD. The cross was buried in the graveyard and unearthed c. 1800.[2]
Description
The cross is made of granite and stands 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) high. It is a Celtic cross with one side broken off. An inscription on the east face shows the Crucifixion of Jesus, with Jesus wearing a long robe. Unusually, there is a bullaun stone set into the cross's base.[5]
References
- "Kilgobbin Cross (Dublin) :: High Cross :: Visit notes". megalithomania.com. 19 May 2007.
- "Kilgobbin Church". edmooneyphotography. 1 July 2013.
- "Kilgobbin Cross, Stepaside. co.Dublin - 10th century a.d". curiousireland.ie. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- "Cill Ghobáin / Kilgobbin". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- "High Cross Kilgobbin". megalithicireland.com. Retrieved 6 April 2019.