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Graveslab in Athasselabbey North

Graveslab

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Graveslab in Athasselabbey North is a graveslab in Athasselabbey North, County Tipperary, Ireland. It stands in the chancel of the Augustinian abbey at Athassel, with its centre point 6m from the east gable and 4.4m from the south wall. The tapering slab is 1.77m long, 0.64m wide at the top, 0.53m wide at the base and 0.1 to 0.12m deep. There is no evidence to suggest that it bore a design or inscription.
In the chancel of the Augustian abbey (TS068-013---) at Athassel, the centre point is 6m from the E gable and 4.4m from the S wall. It is a tapering slab (L 1.77m; Wth at top 0.64m; Wth at base 0.53m; D 0.1-0.12m). According to Maher (1997, 53) there is no evidence to suggest that the slab bore a design or inscription. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 3 June 2014
Medieval Christian graveslab, 12th to 16th century. It is significant as a funerary monument within a former Augustinian abbey, reflecting the religious and social history of the site.

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