Celtic cross at the Old Lonan Church
The Celtic cross at the Old Lonan Church (also St. Adamnan church - in Manx as Keeill ny-Traie; German the chapel on the bank ; known) stands at the former parish church of Lonan, near Ballamenagh Road south of Baldrine near Laxey and is said to be one be the oldest crosses on the Isle of Man . It dates from the 5th century AD. The Celtic cross is 2.4 m high and is in its original position on the south side of the cemetery.
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The most spectacular of the nine crosses (No. 73) that stand on this church has a large isosceles wheel head cross that is almost entirely covered with knot and cable patterns in the Celtic style. The unusual cross is designed at a slight angle.
The other eight cross plates and fragments numbered 23, 27, 71, 75, 76, 77, 160 and 177 are badly worn. One has been repaired and shows part of a small wheel cross. The two fragments of the “Glenroy Cross” show Celtic and Nordic art elements and were probably made between the 8th and 10th centuries. Her casts can be seen in the Manx Museum in Douglas .
The small church dedicated to St. Adamnan dates from the 12th to 14th centuries. A building from the 7th century was previously on the site. St Lonan, who settled here in the late 5th century AD, was apparently the third bishop of the Isle of Man, after St Maughold. Thanks to the local antiquarian bookshop, the church was saved from destruction in 1895.
South of the church is the holy well of St. Lonan, on Manx: "Chibbyr Onan".
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Coordinates: 54 ° 11 ′ 9.6 " N , 4 ° 24 ′ 41.4" W.