Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Tomb - chest tomb
Callan South, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Callan South
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.54400, -7.38969
- SMR number
- KK026-010076-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Lying loose, at the W end of the S side of the chancel of St Mary’s medieval parish church (KK026-010012-), Callan. Portion of a decorated limestone slab (L 0.42m; H 0.49m; T 0.17m). The portion that survives is possibly part of a decorative image on a chest tomb. It appears to be a side piece, with a plain border (Wth 0.13m) on the dexter side. Within the border is a small panel decorated in false relief with a bird which appears to be grabbing a small creature with its feet. The edge of the panel is decorated with blind tracery and there is more blind tracery in a smaller panel below. Another similar fragment (KK026-010075-) may be from the same monument.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 3 December 2019
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