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Fig. 1: some stone crosses in Cornwall Fig. 2: some more stone crosses The hundreds of Cornwall. Wayside crosses and Celtic inscribed stones are found in Cornwall in large numbers; the inscribed stones (about 40 in number) are thought to be earlier in date than the crosses and are a product of Celtic Christian society. It is likely that the ...
Muiredach's High Cross, Monasterboice, 9th or 10th century A simpler example, Culdaff, County Donegal, Ireland. A high cross or standing cross (Irish: cros ard / ardchros, [1] Scottish Gaelic: crois àrd / àrd-chrois, Welsh: croes uchel / croes eglwysig) is a free-standing Christian cross made of stone and often richly decorated.
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The High crosses are some of the most well-known stone crosses known in the British Isles. Many of the sculptured stone crosses have inward curving “armpits,” which are the junctions of the cross arms and the long stem. [5] The designs of the crosses are also similar to those seen in illuminated manuscripts, such as the Book of Kells.
The early incised cross on a stone in the porch and the altar slab suggest that the subordination to Lelant only began after the Norman Conquest. [9] The stone in the porch forms a bench; the cross shaft has crosses at both ends. [10] Over the porch is a typical sundial of a wide class of Cornish church dials from 1720.
Ludgvan (/ ˈ l ʌ dʒ ən / LUJ-ən; Cornish: Lujuan) [1] is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, UK, 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (4 km) northeast of Penzance.Ludgvan village is split between Churchtown, on the hill, and Lower Quarter to the east, adjoining Crowlas. [2]
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Articles relating to stone crosses. They are typically Christian monuments, almost always hewn from a single block of stone, usually granite , sandstone , limestone or basalt . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stone crosses .