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Graveslab

Callan South, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveslab, Callan South, 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
Callan South
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.54405, -7.38944
SMR number
KK026-010069-

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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

Lying in the NE angle of the chancel of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan, formerly beside the pulpit (Carrigan 1905, vol. 3, 299). A long narrow tapering polished limestone slab (L 2.03m; Wth at top 0.6m; Wth at base 0.32m; T 0.12m) rising slightly (O.03m) above the surrounding floor slabs. The edge of the slab is defined by a raised chamfered border. The slab is decorated in false refief with a four-armed lozenge-shaped cross with fleur-de-lys terminals. There is a circular knop beneath the cross-headed. The cross-shaft (Wth 0.03m) terminates with a fleur-de-lys. A thin raised band (Wth 0.01m) crosses the face of the graveslab horizontally about two-thirds from the top. The graveslab does not appear to bear an inscription. Stylistically this graveslab dates to the 13th/14th century.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 2 December 2019

Nearby in the register

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

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