Up the rough hillside opposite Slate cabin lane, ferns have all died back, dry hillside now, mud gone, goid for exploring. Down to Ballyedmondduff road, up/down Burrow road, across to Stepaside, Jamestown golf course.
Off piste explore visit old St Caoin's/St. James's cross. Into St. James's park(landfill dump being converted into park "multi hazard site"), into new(not open yet) linear park connecting Stepaside, St James's park, Ballyogan, Kilgobbin wood. Out onto Stepaside/Kilgobbin road and home. 18km. 3 hours.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Sk9XF48v2zEmn5P78
18.1 km, http://my.viewranger.com/track/details/MTM2NzU5NzI=
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| Cross and well. |
http://megalithomania.net/show/site/258/stepaside_public_golf_course.htm
"It is necessary to get written permission to visit this cross": watch out for dangerous golf balls!
"This cross is quite amazing. The effigy is very odd and definitely very old. It depicts a figure with arms held in front of its body with the hands clasped hiding the genitals."
"The figure seems quite portly. The cross itself is just 1m tall and seems to stand in front of either a well or now open grave, probably the former."
"The figure seems quite portly. The cross itself is just 1m tall and seems to stand in front of either a well or now open grave, probably the former."
This cross is dedicated to St. Caoin whose feast falls on May 1st, as does the feast of St. James. Over time the two got confused and St. James slowly took over eventually leading to the name of the area.
https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/travel/ireland/what-a-dump-the-landfills-that-became-parks-1.3815250
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