Kilgobbin Cross
Kilgobbin Cross is a high cross and National Monument located in Stepaside, County Dublin, Ireland.Location
Kilgobbin Cross is located on Kilgobbin Lane, Stepaside, about north-northwest of Stepaside town centre.History
The townland of Kilgobbin takes its name from a St Goban, of which there appear to have been many in Ireland. 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.Description
The cross is made of granite and stands 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.
