Kilgobbin Cross

Kilgobbin Cross is a high cross and National Monument located in Stepaside, County Dublin, Ireland.[1][2][3]

Kilgobbin Cross
Native name
Irish: Ardchros Chill Ghobáin
TypeHigh cross
LocationKilgobbin Lane, Stepaside,
Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland
Coordinates53.256478°N 6.217806°W / 53.256478; -6.217806
Height2.5 metres (8.2 ft)
Built10th century
Official nameKilgobbin
Reference no.226
Location of Kilgobbin Cross in Dublin
Another image of the cross

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
  1. "Kilgobbin Cross (Dublin) :: High Cross :: Visit notes". megalithomania.com. 19 May 2007.
  2. "Kilgobbin Church". edmooneyphotography. 1 July 2013.
  3. "Kilgobbin Cross, Stepaside. co.Dublin - 10th century a.d". curiousireland.ie. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. "Cill Ghobáin / Kilgobbin". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  5. "High Cross Kilgobbin". megalithicireland.com. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
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