Dowdall Cross
Appearance
Crois an Dúdalaigh | |
Location | Commons, Duleek, County Meath, Ireland |
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Coordinates | 53°39′15″N 6°25′09″W / 53.654063°N 6.419194°W |
Type | Wayside cross |
History | |
Material | limestone |
Founded | 1601 |
Official name | Dowdall Cross (Duleek) |
Reference no. | 440 |
Dowdall Cross is a wayside cross and National Monument located in County Meath, Ireland.
Location
[edit]Dowdall Cross is located in Duleek, near the junction of Main Street and Abbey Road.
Description
[edit]The Dowdall Cross was erected by Dame Jennet Dowdall in 1601 as a memorial to her first husband, Sir William Bathe. The cross, repaired in 1810, is one of a series of crosses constructed by Dowdall in memory of Bathe.[1][2] The cross is made of limestone and is elaborately carved with images of many saints.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Duleek's Cross".
- ^ "The Dowdall Cross, Duleek".
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". maps.archaeology.ie. Retrieved 15 October 2022.