Kinnitty High Cross

Erected in the 9^th century by the monastery abbot, Colman, for the High King of Ireland, Kinnitty High Cross is now located within the grounds of the Kinnitty Castle Hotel. Originally, the cross likely stood within the Early Christian monastery that was founded by Saint Finian Cam in the 6^th century.

There are two inscriptions on the southern face of the cross that note who built the cross, and who it was built for: “A prayer for King Maelsechnaill son of Maelruanaid. A prayer for the king of Ireland. / A prayer for Colman who made the cross for the king of Ireland. A prayer for the king of Ireland.”

The cross contains biblical depictions on two of its faces of David and the Crucifixion, and has interlace and geometric patterns across its panels.

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This national monument is protected in accordance with the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014