Drumcliff High Cross, Co. Sligo
Location :
Approx. 3 miles N of Sligo town on the N 15 Ballyshannon / Sligo
road, beside Yeat's graveyard. Signposted.
Features :
A pierced ring sandstone high cross stands at the roadside with
extensive panelling and carvings. Here I have, top left photo, the west face
with shaft panels, supposedly the arrest of Christ; Mary & Joseph and
an interlaced panel. The top right photo depicts the east and north
faces with the wheel centred crucifixion and curious 'dog motifs'
under the cross arms on the wheel. The bottom left photo shows the
south west corner of the cross and the bottom right photo is of the east
face with a triumphant Christ ; Adam & Eve ;Cain & Abel ; and
Daniel in the lion's den.
Date :
Circa 1000 A.D.
