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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
52.54400, -7.38971
SMR number
KK026-010077-

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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, at the W end of the S side of the chancel of St Mary’s medieval parish church (KK026-010012-), Callan. A decorated limestone slab (L 0.67m; H 0.65m; T 0.16m) which appears to be part of a chest tomb front panel. There is a plain border (Wth 0.035m) running along the top and bottom of the panel. The panel is decorated in false relief with three round-headed niches, separated by plain pillars. The soffit of each niche is filled with vine-leaves and the spandrels with a floral motif. There is a highly decorative horizontal panel above consisting of branches in full leaf, with a knotted band zig-zagging through it.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 3 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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