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St Patrick's Cross, Cashel

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12th-century Latin cross standing 2.28m tall at the Rock of Cashel, carved from Drumbane sandstone. The west face bears a crucifixion scene with Christ in a long robe; the east face depicts a bishop with a crozier, thought to be St Patrick, standing on an animal's head.

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