Kinnitty Cross

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LocationCastletown and Glinsk, Kinnitty,
County Offaly, Ireland
Coordinates53°06′11″N 7°41′51″W / 53.103000°N 7.697399°W / 53.103000; -7.697399
Height2.4 m (8 feet)
Kinnitty Cross
Native name
Ardchros Chionn Eitigh (Irish)
TypeHigh cross
LocationCastletown and Glinsk, Kinnitty,
County Offaly, Ireland
Coordinates53°06′11″N 7°41′51″W / 53.103000°N 7.697399°W / 53.103000; -7.697399
Height2.4 m (8 feet)
Built6th century
Kinnitty Cross is located in Ireland
Kinnitty Cross
Location of Kinnitty Cross in Ireland
Official nameKinnitty Cross
Reference no.510[1]
Carved image of Adam and Eve

Kinnitty Cross is a high cross and National Monument located near Kinnitty, County Offaly, Ireland.

Kinnitty Cross is in the grounds of Castle Bernard, built on the west bank of the River Camcor, about 1.5 km (1 mile) east of Kinnitty village.

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