Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveslab
Roscam, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Roscam
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.26418, -8.98486
- SMR number
- GA094-072005-
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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
Standing upright in the NW corner of a small modern walled enclosure that has been built against the SE corner of the church (GA094-072001-) within the early ecclesiastical enclosure (GA094-072002-) at Roscam. When initially visited by the Galway Survey in March 1983 this medieval graveslab (L 1.59m; Wth across top 0.41cm; base Wth 0.15m) was lying on the grass to the S of the church; by November 1988 it had been moved to its current location (SMR file). The slab, which is bevelled, tapers from top to bottom and it is inscribed with a two-line Latin cross with a decorated head. While the decoration is difficult to make out it appears that the arms of cross bifurcate towards the terminals and there may be a fleur-de-lis at the head of the cross. The shaft of the cross extends along the length of the slab.
The following image has been uploaded: GA094-072005-_01 Graveslab from S
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 19 May 2017
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Leachtunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.