Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveslab
Inishcaltra Or Holy Island, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Inishcaltra Or Holy Island
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.91555, -8.44836
- SMR number
- CL029-009121-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located on the ground against the N wall of the nave of St. Caimin’s church (CL029-009011-) on Inis Cealtra and 5.78m from the W gable. The lower portion (Wth 0.49m; H 0.53m) of an elaborately decorated graveslab noted as 14th-century by Macalister (1916-17, 163). The slab was broken into three portions. The middle portion (Wth 0.43m; H 0.5m; T 0.4m) is mounted beside another graveslab fragment (CL029-009113-) on the wall near the entrance to the Saint’s graveyard (CL029-009012-). The upper portion is now missing. The surface of the slab was divided longitudinally into two panels, each containing a floral pattern and there was no cross. Macalister noted (ibid., 164) that while one portion was against the wall of the nave, two portions were on the floor marking modern graves and several other pieces were missing. (Macalister 1916, 163-4, no. 86 and Plate XXIV; de Paor, drawing SMR file)
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 3 November 2015
References
Macalister, R.A.S 1916-17 The history and antiquities of Inis Cealtra. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 33C, 93-174.
Nearby in the register
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.