Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Wall monument
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, -7.38971
- SMR number
- KK026-010078-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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. A decorated limestone fragment (H 0.96m; Wth 0.3m; T 0.2m) which appears to be a rectangular pinnacle from a wall monument. The lower portion of the pinnacle is decorated with an urn in raised relief, with incised decoration. Above this the polished stone surface of the pinnacle is decorated with incised geometric ornamentation.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 3 December 2019
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