Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Tomb - effigial
Waterford City, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Waterford City
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.25994, -7.10757
- SMR number
- WA009-005103-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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
From: Bradley, J., Halpin, A. and King, H. (1989) Urban archaeology Survey of Waterford City and County, 2 vols. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works. vol. 2, 241.
Female effigy. 16th century. S side of the nave of the Cathedral (WA009-005020-).
This rectangular limestone slab, of which only the upper half survives, is on the S side of the cathedral. It depicts a woman with hands joined on the breast in a V-necked, pleated and belted gown with poke sleeves over a tunic. The face has been recarved and her head now rests on a single cushion.
Dims. 1.13m x 0.63m; T 0.26m.
Hunt (1974) 235.
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.