In the quiet graveyard behind Duiske Abbey, you will find two high crosses. Known as the Ballyogan and Aghakiltawn high crosses, they are believed to date to around the 8th–9th century. At over a thousand years old, they predate the Abbey by centuries. The weathered carvings on the Ballyogan Cross depict Adam and Eve, Isaac, the sacrificial child of Abraham, and King David and his lyre. The older Aghakiltawn cross, is decorated with an interlace design and bears a now faint depiction of the crucifixion. A medieval cross slab is built into the wall of the abbey, and there is also the base of a third cross in the abbey grounds.
In the quiet graveyard behind Duiske Abbey, you will find two high crosses. Known as the Ballyogan and Aghakiltawn high crosses, they are believed to date to around the 8th–9th century. At over a thousand years old, they predate the Abbey by centuries. The weathered carvings on the Ballyogan Cross depict Adam and Eve, Isaac, the sacrificial child of Abraham, and King David and his lyre. The older Aghakiltawn cross, is decorated with an interlace design and bears a now faint depiction of the crucifixion. A medieval cross slab is built into the wall of the abbey, and there is also the base of a third cross in the abbey grounds.
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