This photo shows the West face of the Cross of Scriptures. Created around the year 900 it is 4 metres high and one of Irelands best surviving high crosses. Its surface is divided into panels, which depict religious scenes of the crucifixion, the last judgement and Christ in the tomb. There is also a depiction of an ecclesiastic and a warrior holding a pole, which may represent Abbot Colman and King Fiann who erected both this cross and the Cathedral. The cross was recently moved inside the visitor centre to preserve it and a replica has replaced it on the site.
Clonmacnoise (Cluain Mhic Nos) is an ancient monastic site on the banks of the Shannon near the centre of Ireland. It was founded in 545 AD by St. Ciaran, and became a major centre of religion, learning and trade. For seven centuries the monestry thrived and among the extensive ruins that have survived to this day are a cathedral, eight churches, two round towers, three high crosses and hundreds of Early Christian cross slabs.
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