Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveslab
Athasselabbey North, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Athasselabbey North
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.47914, -7.98278
- SMR number
- TS068-013026-
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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)
- 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 chancel of the Augustian abbey (TS068-013---) at Athassel, 10.15m from the E gable, at the base a tomb niche in the N wall. The slab (Total L 0.42m; L to base of chamfer 0.4m; Wth at top 0.48m; Wth at base 0.48m; D 0.21m) It is described by Maher (1997, 53) as a tapering limestone slab (upper surface: L 0.36m; Wth at top 0.37m; Wth at base 0.35m) with a chamfer on the dexter (Wth 0.1m) and sinister (Wth 0.06m) edges and along the base (Wth 0.07m), with no evidence to suggest that it bore an inscription or design.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 3 June 2014
References
Maher, D. 1997 Medieval grave-slabs of County Tipperary, 1200-1600 A.D. BAR British Series 262.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.