2009

H6733 : Old Cross Monument, Old Cross Square, Monaghan

taken 14 years ago, near to Monaghan, Co Monaghan, Ireland

Old Cross Monument, Old Cross Square, Monaghan
Old Cross Monument, Old Cross Square, Monaghan
This is the oldest remaining architectural feature in Monaghan town and dates from the 17th century. Known as the Old Cross, its origins are unclear. It is not fully agreed that it is in fact a cross, it may in fact have been a seventeenth century sundial. It was originally in the Diamond, the traditional centre of Monaghan town, and was used as a hiring cross and for the attaching of proclamations. It was moved to its present location in 1876 to allow for the construction of the Rossmore Memorial. It has an unusual head - consisting of a polygonal piece of stone with concave sockets in three faces.

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Category: Monument > Monument
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H6733, 421 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Brian Lenehan   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 22 November, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 17 December, 2009
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! H 6751 3361 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:14.8161N 6:57.9077W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! H 6752 3362
View Direction
West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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