| Kilgobbin Cross | |||||||||
| Native Name: | Ardchros Chill Ghobáin | ||||||||
| Native Language: | ga | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 53.2565°N -6.2178°W | ||||||||
| Location: | Kilgobbin Lane, Stepaside, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland | ||||||||
| Built: | 10th century | ||||||||
| Type: | High cross | ||||||||
| Height: | 2.5m (08.2feet) | ||||||||
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Kilgobbin Cross is a high cross and National Monument located in Stepaside, County Dublin, Ireland.[2] [3] [4]
Kilgobbin Cross is located on Kilgobbin Lane, Stepaside, about 450m (1,480feet) north-northwest of Stepaside town centre.
The townland of Kilgobbin [5] takes its name from a St Goban, of which there appear to have been many in Ireland (the hagiographies are confused). The depiction of Jesus wearing a long cloak places the cross in the 10th century AD. The cross was buried in the graveyard and unearthed c. 1800.[3]
The cross is made of granite and stands 2.4m (07.9feet) high. It is a Celtic cross with one side broken off. An inscription on the east face shows the Crucifixion of Jesus, with Jesus wearing a long robe. Unusually, there is a bullaun stone set into the cross's base.[6]