Tonaknock Abbey, a collegiate church of the Canons Regular, was established here in the 7th century; the cross was probably erected between then and the 9th century and represents an early stage in the development of the Irish high cross.[6] Local legend says the south arm was broken by a cannonball during the 16th century Desmond Rebellions. It was found buried in a field and was re-erected.[7][8]
Description
The cross is 3.2 m (10 ft) high[9][10] and only decoration seems to be small incised circles on the west head and face. It is believed to date from the 9th century.[11]
References
^State, Irish Free (31 August 2017). "The national monuments of the Irish Free State". Stationery Office – via Google Books.
^"National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship" (PDF). Ireland: National Monuments Service. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
^Toal, Caroline (15 December 1995). North Kerry archaeological survey. Brandon. ISBN9780863221866 – via Google Books.
^Monk, Michael A.; Sheehan, John (31 August 1998). Early Medieval Munster: Archaeology, History and Society. Cork University Press. ISBN9781859181072 – via Google Books.
^"The Antiquaries Journal". Oxford University Press. 31 August 2017 – via Google Books.
^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
tonaknock, cross, high, cross, national, monument, located, county, kerry, ireland, crois, thóin, chnoicshown, within, irelandalternative, namekillahan, cross, locationtonaknock, abbeydorney, county, kerry, irelandcoordinates52, 383012, 698287, 383012, 698287t. Tonaknock Cross is a high cross and National Monument located in County Kerry Ireland 3 4 Tonaknock CrossCrois Thoin an ChnoicShown within IrelandAlternative nameKillahan Cross 1 LocationTonaknock Abbeydorney County Kerry IrelandCoordinates52 22 59 N 9 41 54 W 52 383012 N 9 698287 W 52 383012 9 698287Typehigh crossHistoryFoundedc 7th century ADDesignationDesignationsNational Monument of IrelandOfficial nameTonaknock Cross 2 Reference no 303 Contents 1 Location 2 History 3 Description 4 ReferencesLocation EditTonaknock Cross is located on the Ardfert Lixnaw road 5 History EditTonaknock Abbey a collegiate church of the Canons Regular was established here in the 7th century the cross was probably erected between then and the 9th century and represents an early stage in the development of the Irish high cross 6 Local legend says the south arm was broken by a cannonball during the 16th century Desmond Rebellions It was found buried in a field and was re erected 7 8 Description EditThe cross is 3 2 m 10 ft high 9 10 and only decoration seems to be small incised circles on the west head and face It is believed to date from the 9th century 11 References Edit State Irish Free 31 August 2017 The national monuments of the Irish Free State Stationery Office via Google Books National Monuments in State Care Ownership amp Guardianship PDF Ireland National Monuments Service 4 March 2009 Retrieved 12 May 2021 IMG 2198 28 June 2011 Toal Caroline 15 December 1995 North Kerry archaeological survey Brandon ISBN 9780863221866 via Google Books Monk Michael A Sheehan John 31 August 1998 Early Medieval Munster Archaeology History and Society Cork University Press ISBN 9781859181072 via Google Books The Antiquaries Journal Oxford University Press 31 August 2017 via Google Books Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 1 September 2017 Retrieved 31 August 2017 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link KILLAHAN homepage tinet ie The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland The Society 31 August 2017 via Google Books Barrington T J 31 August 1999 Discovering Kerry Its History Heritage amp Topography Collins Press ISBN 9781898256717 via Google Books McLaughlin Barney Undecorated Crosses Irish High Crosses Barney McLaughlin irishhighcrosses com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tonaknock Cross amp oldid 1100040545, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
