Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Stone sculpture
Waterford City, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Waterford City
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.26034, -7.11401
- SMR number
- WA009-005134-
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
Archaeological excavation (09E0223) in the nave of the present St Patrick’s church (WA009-005024-) identified a carved representation of a mermaid with a bifurcated tail on the underside of a paving stone (dims 0.35m x 0.3m; T 6cm). Only the bottom edges of the stone are missing, and the date suggested by the closest continental comparisons is c. 1600-1630 (Ó Drisceoil 2014 116-121).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 13 May 2015
References
Ó Drisceoil, C. 2014 Saint Patrick's church and Graveyard (WA009-005024-; WA009-005072-), Patrick Street, Waterford. Licence Number: 09E0223. Unpublished report: Kilkenny Archaeology
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- House - 16th/17th centuryunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.