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Graveslab

Burgagery-Lands West, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveslab, Burgagery-Lands West, 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
Burgagery-Lands West
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.35274, -7.70043
SMR number
TS083-019091-

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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 external yard immediately N of the church of the Franciscan friary (TS083-019003-). This graveslab was uncovered during the construction of a car park opposite the church entrance, to the W. The limestone slab (L 1.03m; Wth 0.31m; D 0.13m) has a chamfered edge (Wth 0.02m)around the upper surface. It is decorated with a four-armed cross carved in relief within a recessed square, the bifid terminals of the cross arms extend beyond the boundary of the square, a lozenge-shaped area occurs at the centre of the cross. The cross shaft consists of parallel incised lines and the cross base forms two inverted closed Ys within a incised rectangular area. On the sinister side of the cross shaft there are three incised mason's tools, one above the next, the uppermost being a mallet, then a chisel and below a mason's square. The form of the cross, with bifid terminals and a boxed termination, suggests a 13thth-century date for this graveslab.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 10 January 2012

Nearby in the register

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

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