Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveslab
Quin, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Quin
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.81907, -8.86307
- SMR number
- CL042-027019-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Lying recumbent at the entrance to the S transept in Quin Abbey church (CL042-027002-). A trapezoidal shaped limestone graveslab (L 1.69m; Wth at base 0.57m; Wth at shoulder 0.48m narrowing to 0.19m at the top). The slab is broken irregularly across the middle. An incised carving of an axe is at the lower end. Westropp (1900, 438) notes that this is said to be the tomb of a carpenter killed by a fall from the roof in medieval times. A second slab (CL042-027020-) lies immediately to the E.
The following images have been uploaded:
CL042-027019-_01.jpg View of slab from E.
CL042-027019-_02.jpg View of slab from S showing incised carving of axe.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 29 May 2018
References
Westropp, T.J. 1900 Excursions of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, Summer meeting, 1900. Description of the places visited. Alternative excursion. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 10, 427-45.
Nearby in the register
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Religious house - Franciscan friarsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.