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Tomb - chest tomb

Callan South, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Tomb - chest tomb, 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
52.54399, -7.38968
SMR number
KK026-010075-

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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 loose within the chancel of St Mary’s medieval parish church (KK026-010012-) Callan. Portion of a decorated limestone slab (L 0.3m; H 0.52m; T 0.15m) which has been broken and partially recut. The portion that survives is possibly part of a decorative band along the top of a front panel of a chest tomb. There is a plain border (Wth 0.1m) above the possible band which is decorated in false relief with a bird with one wing raised. Below the bird there are fragments of blind tracery in relief. Another similar fragment (KK026-010076-) may be from the same monument.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 27 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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