Moone High Cross
Moone High Cross is a high cross and national monument reputedly dating from the eighth century located in Moone, County Kildare, Ireland. At 17.5 feet high it is the second tallest high cross in Ireland, and also one of the best preserved of its kind.Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bolton Abbey and Mullamast Stone.
Bolton Abbey
Monastery
Bolton Abbey, Moone, County Kildare is a Cistercian monastery, founded in 1965. It was established by monks from Mount St. Joseph Abbey, Roscrea, and became an independent monastery and abbey in 1977. Bolton Abbey is situated 2½ km south of Moone High Cross.
Mullamast Stone
Archaeological site
Photo: Mega Phil, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mullamast Stone is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Moone High Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moone and Timolin.
Moone
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Moone is a small village in the south of County Kildare, Ireland. It is on the former N9 road about 60 km south of Dublin. It has only a few hundred inhabitants, a church, a national school, one shop and a small community centre.
Timolin
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Timolin is a village in the south of County Kildare, Ireland. It is located off the R448 road, the former N9 road about 80 km south of Dublin. It is a small village, with less than a hundred inhabitants, one shop and two pubs.
Ballitore
Village
Photo: 2ManyCats4Me, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ballitore is a village in County Kildare, Ireland, sometimes spelt as Ballytore. It is noted for its historical Quaker associations. It was the first planned Quaker village in either England or Ireland - and remains the only one in Europe. Ballitore is situated 3½ km north of Moone High Cross.
Moone High Cross
- Type: Cross
- Description: high cross in County Kildare, Ireland
- Categories: high cross and historic site
- Location: County Kildare, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.97938° or 52° 58′ 46″ northLongitude
-6.82525° or 6° 49′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C4MX5HF+QWOpenStreetMap ID
node 276138476OpenStreetMap feature
historic=high_crossOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=crossWikidata ID
Q30246984
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