{{short description|High cross, County Offaly, Ireland}} {{moresources|date=May 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Use Irish English|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox historic site | name = Kinnitty Cross | native_name = Ardchros Chionn Eitigh | native_language = ga | image = Kinnitty Cross 1.jpg | caption = | locmapin = Ireland | coordinates = {{coord|53.103000|N|7.697399|W|display=inline,title}} | location = Castletown and Glinsk, Kinnitty,<br/>County Offaly, Ireland | area = | built = 6th century | architect = | architecture = | governing_body = | owner = | type = High cross | height = 2.4 m (8 feet) | embedded = {{Infobox designation list | embed =yes | designation2 = National Monument of Ireland | designation2_offname = Kinnitty Cross | designation2_number = 510<ref>{{cite web |title=National Monuments of County Offaly in State Care |url=http://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/monuments-in-state-care-offaly.pdf |page=1 |website=heritageireland.ie |publisher=National Monument Service |accessdate=2 July 2020 |archive-date=17 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917095813/https://archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/monuments-in-state-care-offaly.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> }} }} [[File:Kinnitty Cross 3.jpg|thumb|Carved image of Adam and Eve]] '''Kinnitty Cross''' is a high cross and National Monument located near Kinnitty, County Offaly, Ireland.
==Location==
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.
==History==
Saint Finnian of Clonard (470–549) built a monastery on the site, and the high cross is associated with this monastery.
Local legend claims that the cross was erected by a St. Colman to commemorate the conversion of his father, Óengus mac Nad Froích (430–489), by Saint Patrick. The cross was covered with carvings in the 9th century by Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid (d. 862), High King of Ireland.<ref>{{cite book |last=Meehan |first=Cary |date=2004 |title=Sacred Ireland |url= |location=Somerset |publisher=Gothic Image Publications |page=415|isbn=0 906362 43 1 |access-date=}}</ref>
==Description==
The cross is made of sandstone (not of local origin) and stands {{Convert|2.4|m|ft}} high.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thestandingstone.ie/2010/07/castletown-and-glinsk-high-cross.html |title=The Standing Stone: Castletown and Glinsk High Cross, Kinnitty, Co. Offaly. |access-date=2015-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208034351/http://www.thestandingstone.ie/2010/07/castletown-and-glinsk-high-cross.html |archive-date=2015-12-08 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.megalithicireland.com/High%20Cross%20Kinnitty.htm |title=High Cross Kinnitty |access-date=2015-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123223223/http://www.megalithicireland.com/High%20Cross%20Kinnitty.htm |archive-date=2015-11-23 |url-status=live }}</ref> The cross is missing both the arms and top. The south panel has the Crucifixion, the north panel shows Adam and Eve and a nine-spiraled panel near the base.<ref>Meehan, P. 415.</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
Category:National monuments in County Offaly Category:High crosses in the Republic of Ireland