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Tomb - chest tomb

Burnchurch, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Tomb - chest tomb, Burnchurch, County Kilkenny, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Burnchurch
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.57557, -7.29728
SMR number
KK023-072008-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1868 · 4. Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Within the graveyard (KK023-072002-) associated with the medieval church of Burnchurch (KK023-072001-), at the base of the E gable of the C of I church.

A rectangular side panel of a chest tomb (L 1.53m; H 0.61m; T 0.12m), broken vertically into two pieces. The panel is decorated with the symbols of the Passion in false relief, within a raised plain border (Wth 0.04-0.08m). The decoration is quite worn, but clearly visible on one side of the break, at the dexter end of the panel, there is a large crown of thorns encircling a heart pieced by nails and beside it, towards the middle of the panel, there is a depiction of the seamless robe, with possibly a purse or Veronica’s towel beneath it. Both the robe and the purse/towel are damaged by the fracture. The other side of the break is decorated with a plain cross, tilted to one side but not quite a Saltire. Between two arms of the cross there is a hammer and between each of the other arms there is a scourge. At the sinister end of the panel there is a pincer holding three nails and beside it there is a spear.

Within the graveyard there are also a number of medieval graveslabs (KK023-072004- to KK023-072010-), another side panel from chest tombs (KK023-072011-) and the mensa of a chest tomb (KK023-072005-).

 

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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