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Pages in category "High crosses in Scotland" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Arthurlie Cross; C.
Kildalton Cross AD 800 Islay, Scotland. The Kildalton Cross is a monolithic high cross in Celtic cross form in the churchyard of the former parish church of Kildalton (from Scottish Gaelic Cill Daltain, "Church of the Foster Son" (i.e. St John the Evangelist) on the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland.
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.
High crosses in Scotland (8 P) Pages in category "Monumental crosses in Scotland" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
High crosses in Ireland (2 C) S. High crosses in Scotland (8 P) This page was last edited on 4 July 2016, at 22:27 (UTC). Text is ...
A high cross is a free-standing Christian cross made of stone and often richly decorated. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. H.
The Dupplin Cross in St Serf's Church, Dunning The harper on the Dupplin Cross, Scotland, circa 800 AD The Dupplin Cross is a carved, monumental Pictish stone , which dates from around 800 AD. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was first recorded by Thomas Pennant in 1769, on a hillside in Strathearn , a little to the north of (and on the opposite bank of the ...
The Ruthwell Cross is a stone Anglo-Saxon cross probably dating from the 8th century, [1] when the village of Ruthwell, now in Scotland, was part of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria. It is the most famous and elaborate Anglo-Saxon monumental sculpture, [ 2 ] and possibly contains the oldest surviving text, predating any manuscripts ...