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  2. Stone crosses in Cornwall - Wikipedia

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    A Celtic cross from the time of St Nonna is located by the church gate of Altarnun. [57] This cross consists of a cross head resting on a stone base. [58] Another cross is located at Two-gates by the road about half a mile (0.8 km) north of the church; it is locally known as "Short Cross" and is probably a fragment of what was once a taller ...

  3. Ballyknockan quarry - Wikipedia

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    Ballyknockan quarry, or more correctly Ballyknockan quarries, [4] are a collection of disused granite quarries in the village of Ballyknockan, County Wicklow, Ireland. [5] [1] [6] From the early 19th century onward, the site was "probably the most important area for supplying cut stone blocks of granite for the construction of many of Dublin city's major public buildings", according to a ...

  4. Unknown Sailor - Wikipedia

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    In 1851 Sir William Erle paid for the erection of a granite Celtic Cross on Gibbet Hill on the site of the scaffold. He did this to dispel the fears and superstitions of local people and to raise their spirits.(Moorey. 2000: p. 1) The cross has four Latin inscriptions around its base. They read:

  5. Celtic cross - Wikipedia

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    A Celtic cross symbol. The Celtic cross is a form of Christian cross featuring a nimbus or ring that emerged in Ireland, France and Great Britain in the Early Middle Ages.A type of ringed cross, it became widespread through its use in the stone high crosses erected across the islands, especially in regions evangelised by Irish missionaries, from the ninth through the 12th centuries.

  6. Faversham Munitions Explosion Memorial - Wikipedia

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    Unveiled in 1917, it incorporates a granite Celtic cross and the granite structures surrounding a mass grave for 73 people killed by the Faversham explosion on 2 April 1916, and a nearby freestanding stone which records the names of another 35 who were buried elsewhere.

  7. Margam Stones Museum - Wikipedia

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    The striking Cross of Conbelin is the most celebrated example. From around 1000 AD, it is a huge disc cross with Celtic interlace and plaitwork patterns, figurative scenes including a hunting scene, and inscriptions telling us who made it and who erected it. There are 17 early Christian stones, plus 11 memorials and other stones from the post ...

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