Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveslab (present location)
Castlemore, County Carlow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlemore
- County
- Carlow
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.80938, -6.77257
- SMR number
- CW008-033007-
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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
National Monument No. 545. Situated on summit of motte (CW008-033001-). According to Orpen (1906, 379) this was moved from a nearby graveyard (CW008-033003-) in the 18th century. Corlett (2003, 94) describes it as a slab (L 1.95m; T 0.3m; Wth 0.58m tapering to 0.35m) in recumbent position decorated with a cross (Wth 0.43m), shaft (Wth 0.1m) and terminating in a cross (Wth 0.32m), all in low relief. There is also a transom (Wth 0.43m) transecting midway along the shaft. It has been ascribed a 13th/early 14th-century date.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 7 September 2009
References
Corlett, C. 2003, The Hollywood Slabs – some late medieval grave slabs from west Wicklow and neighbouring Counties, Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 133, 86-110.
Orpen, G.H. 1906 The castle of Raymond le Gros at Fodredunolan. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquarians of Ireland 36, 368-82.
Nearby in the register
- Castle - motte and baileyunder 1 mi
- Settlement deserted - medievalunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.