Kilgobbin Cross
Kilgobbin Cross is a high cross and National Monument located in Stepaside, County Dublin, Ireland.Photo: Melania Arcese, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Cross
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: high cross in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland
- Also known as: “Kilgobbin High Cross”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leopardstown Park Hospital and Two Rock.
Leopardstown Park Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leopardstown Hospital is a publicly funded voluntary hospital in Foxrock, Dublin, Ireland offering healthcare to elderly patients and war veterans. Leopardstown Park Hospital is situated 1½ km northeast of Kilgobbin Cross.
Two Rock
Peak
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Two Rock is a mountain in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. It is 536 metres high and is the 382nd highest mountain in Ireland. It is the highest point of the group of hills in the Dublin Mountains which comprises Two Rock, Three Rock, Kilmashogue and Tibradden Mountains. Two Rock is situated 2½ km southwest of Kilgobbin Cross.
Kiltiernan Tomb
Archaeological site
Kiltiernan Tomb, also called Kiltiernan Portal Tomb or Kiltiernan Dolmen, is a dolmen located in County Dublin, Ireland. It is a National Monument. Kiltiernan Tomb is situated 2 km south of Kilgobbin Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stillorgan and Glencullen.
Stillorgan
Suburb
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Stillorgan, formerly a village in its own right, is now a suburb of Dublin in Ireland. Stillorgan is located in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, and contains many housing estates, shops and other facilities, with the old village centre still present. Stillorgan is situated 4 km north of Kilgobbin Cross.
Glencullen
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Glencullen is a village and townland in the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown in south County Dublin, Ireland. It is also the name of the valley above one end of which the village sits, and from which it takes its name, and is on the R116 road, on the slopes of Two Rock Mountain. Glencullen is situated 4 km south of Kilgobbin Cross.
Dundrum
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dundrum, originally a village in its own right, is an outer suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Dundrum is located in the local authority area of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council and the postal districts of Dublin 14 and Dublin 16. Dundrum is situated 4 km northwest of Kilgobbin Cross.
Kilgobbin Cross
- Categories: high cross and historic site
- Location: Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.25647° or 53° 15′ 23″ northLongitude
-6.21781° or 6° 13′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C5M7Q4J+HVOpenStreetMap ID
node 1112952533OpenStreetMap feature
historic=high_crossOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=crossOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q24996684
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In Other Languages
“Kilgobbin Cross” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Ardchros Chill Ghobáin”
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Highlights include Kilgobbin Church and Kilgobbin Burial Grounds.
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