Bealin High Cross
High cross and National Monument located near Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland
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Baylin High Cross is a high cross and National Monument located near Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland.
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County Westmeath, Ireland
| Baylin High Cross | |
|---|---|
| Native name Ardchros Bhéal Linne (Irish) | |
West side view of cross | |
| Type | High cross |
| Location | Twyford Demesne, County Westmeath, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53.435149°N 7.844919°W |
| Height | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Built | c. AD 800 |
  Location of Baylin High Cross in Ireland | |
| Official name | Bealin Cross |
| Reference no. | 223[1] |
Location
Baylin High Cross is located about 6.2 km (3.9 mi) east of Athlone.
Description
The cross is believed to have been moved, perhaps from Clonmacnoise.[2] On the east face was a lion and a scroll of interlaced creatures with birdlike heads running up the shaft, and a Celtic knot pattern at the centre of the head. The North face shows a hunting scene with a horseman with spear and a dog biting a deer's leg.
There is an inscription at the bottom of the west face dating the cross to around AD 800: the inscription reads OROIT AR TUATHGALL LAS DERNATH IN CHROSSA (Middle Irish: 'A prayer for Tuathgal who caused this cross to be made'), referring to the Abbot of Clonmacnoise who died in 811.[3][4][5]
East side view
Crawford's sketch of ornamentations
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