Dowdall Cross

Dowdall Cross is a wayside cross and National Monument located in County Meath, Ireland.

Dowdall Cross
Crois an Dúdalaigh
Shown within Ireland
LocationCommons, Duleek,
County Meath, Ireland
Coordinates53.654063°N 6.419194°W / 53.654063; -6.419194
TypeWayside cross
History
Founded1601
DesignationNational Monument

Location

Dowdall Cross is located in Duleek, near the junction of Main Street and Abbey Road.

Description

The Dowdall Cross was erected by Dame Jennet Dowdall in 1601 as a memorial to her first husband, William Bathe. The cross, repaired in 1810, is one of a series of crosses constructed by Dowdall in memory of Bathe.[1][2]

References

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