The crosses below are made
of cast concrete and are hand-stained
to recreate the ancient weathered look of the
1000+ yr old standing crosses found in Ireland and the British Isles
Drumcliffe
Cross(4ft) Based on the 9th century sandstone cross located in front of the
now COI church in Drumcliff, Co Sligo on the site of a monastery
founded by St Colmcille (Columba) in the 6th century, and stands
at 12 ft high. This is also the burial place of probably Ireland's
most favorite son, William Butler Yeats.
Leeds
Cross (4ft) Based on the cross located on the site of St. Peter's Church
in Leeds, Yorkshire. The pieces making up the cross were found
built into the medieval structure during the demolition of the
old church in 1838. It dates to the 10th century A.D. and is
carved in the Anglian style. The wheel head originally belonged
to another cross although the shaft would have had a similar
top. All the crosses from Leeds appear to have been produced
in one workshop and also have artistic links with other pieces
from Wharfedale, such as Collingham, Otley and Ilkley Crosses.
The upper tiers show several probably Christian figures, the
angel and patron possibly copied from Irish manuscript art. At
the bottom of the main faces are figures from Germanic mythology.
