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Graveslab

Killoteran, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveslab, Killoteran, County Waterford, 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
Killoteran
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.24413, -7.19445
SMR number
WA017-001004-

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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)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on the W bank of a SE-NW stream. The parish church of Killoteran (WA017-001001-) is within a small rectangular graveyard (WA017-001002-). A 17th century graveslab (WA017-001003-), and the graveslab of John Cawdron (d 1656) were in fragments at the E end of the church (Walton 1980, 71) but were not recognised in 1989. (Power 1895b, 171-2)

Power, Rev. P. (1895b) The ancient ruined churches of Waterford. WAJ. 1, 133-41, 152-72; 247-53.
Walton, J. (1980) Pictorial decoration on east Waterford tombstones. Decies No. 14, 67-83.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 31 December 2010

Nearby in the register

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

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