Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveslab
Holycross, County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Holycross
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.63948, -7.86788
- SMR number
- TN047-030019-
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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)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
One of two graveslabs (TN047-030018-019) located behind in the N chapel off the N transept of the Cistercian abbey (TN047-030001) at Holycross. Number 11 in D. Maher's catalogue of Medieval Grave Slabs of County Tipperary 1200 - 1600 A.D. for Holycross Abbey.
Slightly tapered upper portion of a broken slab ( L 1.17m; Top Wth 0.56m ; Base Wth 0.44m; T 0.03m) with chamfered edge along the three sides, situated near S wall of the chapel. Poorly preserved surface decorated with a seven-armed segmental cross carved in relief, with fleur-de-lis terminals. A raised border occurs along the three surviving sides of the slab. No inscription visible.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.