Drumcliffe High Cross

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This High Cross stands at 3.83 metres and both the east and west side feature animals in high relief.
On the west face the subjects include the Presentation in the Temple and the Crucifixion.
The east face Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Daniel in the Lions' Den and a Lion in high relief. At the head is possibly Christ in Glory.
The south side of the shaft features the only icon of the Virgin and Child on an Irish High Cross.
The stonemason seems to have portrayed a camel on the cross which is an unusual feature. The narrow edges are also richly carved with ornament and figure carving.

Distance from St Angela’s: 13km