St. Mark’s Cross
St. Mark's Cross is a high cross and National Monument located in Blessington, County Wicklow, Ireland.Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Cross
- Description: high cross in County Wicklow, Ireland
- Inscription: “‘Crois Áras (St. Mark’s Cross)’”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Church and Rath Turtle Moat.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Mary's Church is a Church of Ireland church located in Blessington, County Wicklow, Ireland. The church was built by Michael Boyle, Archbishop of Armagh in the 1670s and 1680s, and dedicated on 17 September 1683. St Mary’s Church is situated 1¼ km northeast of St. Mark’s Cross.
Rath Turtle Moat
Archaeological site
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rath Turtle Moat is a ringwork and National Monument located in County Wicklow, Ireland. Rath Turtle Moat is situated 2½ km northwest of St. Mark’s Cross.
Blessington GAA
Sports venue
Blessington Gaelic Athletic Association is a Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and ladies' Gaelic football club based in Blessington, County Wicklow, Ireland. Blessington GAA is situated 2 km north of St. Mark’s Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blessington and Lacken.
Blessington
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blessington is a small town in County Wicklow, with a population in 2022 of about 5600. It's west of the Wicklow mountains and this part of the county is low-lying and rural.
Lacken
Hamlet
Lacken or Lackan is a townland and small village in the west of County Wicklow, Ireland, located on the shores of the Blessington lakes and western edge of the Wicklow Mountains. Lacken is situated 4½ km southeast of St. Mark’s Cross.
Valleymount
Village
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Valleymount is a small village in western County Wicklow, Ireland. The name 'Valleymount' does not appear before 1839. Previously, the village was known as 'the Cross of Ballymore' or simply 'the Cross', with 'cross' referring to land belonging to the church. Valleymount is situated 6 km south of St. Mark’s Cross.
St. Mark’s Cross
- Categories: high cross and historic site
- Location: County Wicklow, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.16153° or 53° 9′ 42″ northLongitude
-6.54133° or 6° 32′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C5M5F65+JFOpenStreetMap ID
node 6305566845OpenStreetMap feature
historic=high_crossOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=crossWikidata ID
Q28195927
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In Other Languages
“St. Mark’s Cross” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Ardchros Naomh Marcas”
- Irish: “Crois Áras”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Burgage Cemetery and Archery Area.
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