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Dowdall Cross

Coordinates: 53°39′15″N 6°25′09″W / 53.654063°N 6.419194°W / 53.654063; -6.419194
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Dowdall Cross
Crois an Dúdalaigh
Dowdall Cross is located in Ireland
Dowdall Cross
Shown within Ireland
LocationCommons, Duleek, County Meath, Ireland
Coordinates53°39′15″N 6°25′09″W / 53.654063°N 6.419194°W / 53.654063; -6.419194
TypeWayside cross
History
Materiallimestone
Founded1601
Official nameDowdall Cross (Duleek)
Reference no.440

Dowdall Cross is a wayside cross and National Monument located in County Meath, Ireland.

Location

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Dowdall Cross is located in Duleek, near the junction of Main Street and Abbey Road.

Description

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The Dowdall Cross was erected by Dame Jennet Dowdall in 1601 as a memorial to her first husband, Sir William Bathe. The cross, repaired in 1810, is one of a series of crosses constructed by Dowdall in memory of Bathe.[1][2] The cross is made of limestone and is elaborately carved with images of many saints.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Duleek's Cross".
  2. ^ "The Dowdall Cross, Duleek".
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". maps.archaeology.ie. Retrieved 15 October 2022.