by ardrua | Mar 14, 2023 | Carndonagh, Stone Crosses
The Marigold Stone The Marigold slab at Carndonagh stands near the edge of a terrace on the south-east side of the present church on the site. (Church of Ireland). Description It is 1.68m tall, parallel sides, is elegantly carved on all four sides, and is 42.9cm wide...
by ardrua | Mar 6, 2023 | Carndonagh, Stone Crosses
The Donagh Cross Historians date the Carndonagh high cross to the seventh century, making it one of the oldest of its type in Ireland. This early Christian relic is a red sandstone slab cut out in the shape of a cross, and engraved with a rich, low relief that mixes...