What is recorded here

Graveslab in Ballycook is a granite slab near the SW angle of the church in County Carlow. It bears a worn cross with expanded arms on its E face, dated to the 13th or early 14th century. The stone is small, thin and weathered, but the cross still emerges from the grain. It may have marked a buried person, a donor or a chapel keeper. Whoever laid it down believed the cross would still be seen after the name faded.

Near the SW angle of church (CW003-005001-). This granite slab (Wth 0.6m; H 0.4m; T 0.22m) is decorated on the E face with a poorly preserved cross in relief (Wth 0.4m), with expanded arms. It has been ascribed a 13th/early 14th-century date. (Corlett 2003, 86-7). Corlett, C. The Hollywood slabs - some late medieval grave slabs from west Wicklow and neighbouring counties. In JRSAI 133, 86-110. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 7 September 2009

Medieval Christian graveslab, 13th century. Its significance lies in its decorative cross and its potential association with an early Christian or monastic site in the area.

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