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Graveslab

Baurstookeen, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveslab, Baurstookeen, County Tipperary South, 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
Baurstookeen
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.49883, -7.98293
SMR number
TS060-097018-

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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

In the W portion of a graveyard (TS060-097009-) associated with the medieval church of Relickmurry (TS060-097004-) which is not visible at ground level. A tapering limestone graveslab (L 1.64m; Wth at top 0.5m; Wth at base 0.32; T 0.2) with no chamfer around the edge, though it does appear to be slightly rounded. The smooth face of the slab is decorated with a three or four armed cross with simple trefoil terminals, the cross head is within an incised circle. The slab is spawled in places and the cross is quite faint. The slab is too worn to identify whether the cross head has a southern arm. The incised cross shaft terminates with a simple trefoil. There is no visible trace of an inscription. The form and decorative style of the graveslab suggests a 13th/14th century date. There is another graveslab (TS060-097017-) of similar date adjacent to it.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 12 June 2013

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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