Monasterboice
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Monasterboice is an early medieval monastic site in Ireland renowned for its impressive high crosses and round tower.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monasterboice high crosses | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
early medieval monastic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessibleTo | public ⓘ |
| approxDistanceFrom |
50 km north of Dublin
ⓘ
8 km north of Drogheda ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossesDateTo |
10th century
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | early Christian Ireland ⓘ |
| declineAfter | foundation of Mellifont Abbey ⓘ |
| denomination | early Irish monasticism ⓘ |
| entranceFee | free ⓘ |
| floruitCentury |
10th century
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ |
| foundedBefore | year 521 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Saint Buithe mac Bronach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 5th century ⓘ |
| governedBy | Office of Public Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridReferenceSystem | Irish grid reference system ⓘ |
| hasArtwork | biblical relief carvings ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
church ruins
ⓘ
graveyard ⓘ high crosses ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionLanguage |
Latin
ⓘ
Old Irish ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Muiredach’s High Cross
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Cross at Monasterboice NERFINISHED ⓘ West Cross at Monasterboice NERFINISHED ⓘ round tower at Monasterboice ⓘ |
| hasView | surrounding countryside of County Louth ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | National Monument of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Louth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
province of Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Drogheda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialOfCrosses | sandstone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Buithe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyMonastery | Mellifont Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
one of the finest collections of high crosses in Ireland
ⓘ
well-preserved round tower ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roundTowerFunction |
bell tower
ⓘ
refuge tower ⓘ |
| roundTowerHeightApprox | 28 metres ⓘ |
| usedAs |
burial ground
ⓘ
monastic settlement ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Monasterboice high crosses