Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveslab
Ardfert, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardfert
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.32881, -9.78158
- SMR number
- KE020-046013-
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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
Cross-slab. 13th/14th cents.
Tapering limestone slab with chamfered edges. Inside chancel's south door. The wide end is decorated with a Maltese cross in very low relief.
Dims: L. 182 W. 44-29 D. 17.5
FitzGerald 1917-20, 205.
The above description is derived from Bradley, J., et al. 1987 Urban Archaeology Survey Part XIV County Kerry (31-2). Unpublished report. Office of Public Works. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 10 January 2012
References
FitzGerald, Lord W. 1917-20 Ardfert Cathedral. Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland 10, 204-11.
Bradley, J., Halpin, A., and King, H.A. 1987 Urban archaeological survey - county Kerry. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
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