Garden crosses by Vessels, Inc
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
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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.
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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.
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Scottish
Cross (3ft) |
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