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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
52.54397, -7.38941
SMR number
KK026-010070-

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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

Forming the sides of the piscina in the chancel of St Mary’s medieval parish church (KK026-010012-), Callan. A 13th/14th-century tapering graveslab which has been broken up and reused in the 15th-century piscina. The graveslab was decorated with an incised cross, only three of the arms are visible in the lower slab on the W side wall (slab Wth 0.56m; H 0.38m) of the piscina. The arms are formed by long, flowing fleur-de-lys springing from the circular centre of the cross. The cross head was within an incised border. What appears to be the upper fleur-de-lys was truncated when the edge of the slab has been cut to form a moulded chamfer with converging stop for the surround of the piscina. The lower slab (slab Wth 0.46m; H 0.33m) on the E side wall of the piscina is decorated with an incised cross-shaft (Wth 0.04m) and has been placed on its side. As with the portion on the W side, the edge of the slab has been cut to form a moulded chamfer with converging stop for the surround of the piscina.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 November 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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