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Tynan Well Cross is a Early Christian cross located near Armagh in Northern Ireland. The monument stands on bedrock of the Tyrone Group, Carboniferous limestone and mudstone formations that underlie much of this region. Such solid geological foundations would have provided a stable base for the cross's construction and positioning within the landscape.
Early Christian crosses of this type were typically erected between the 5th and 12th centuries and served as focal points for worship, pilgrimage and community gathering. They often marked holy wells or sacred sites, as the name Tynan Well suggests. The cross's location in County Armagh places it within a landscape historically significant to early Irish Christianity, an area rich in monastic settlement and religious observance.
The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 5345, recognising its historical importance. Like many Early Christian crosses in Ireland and Ulster, Tynan Well Cross represents an enduring physical expression of medieval Christian devotion and remains a tangible link to the religious life of medieval communities in the region.
Tynan well cross. tynan well cross is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 5345. View the official record →
Tynan Well Cross is a Early Christian cross located near Armagh in Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 5345.
Tynan well cross. tynan well cross dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a cross. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Tynan well cross. tynan well cross is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 5345.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mound, possibly barrow (3.4 km), Doogary lough. possible crannog in doogary lough (4.8 km), Multivallate rath & souterrain (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Tynan well cross. tynan well cross's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Tynan well cross. tynan well cross stands on Tyrone Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone, with subordinate chert, coal and conglomerate.