What is recorded here

Canon Island holds two medieval graveslabs beneath its eastern window and sedilia, preserving forgotten burials inside the active church. The larger slab measures 1.6m, narrows from 0.65m to 0.4m, and carries a floriated cross carved in false relief above a stepped base. Its maker denied the dead an inscription yet gave them a striking cross, forcing later worshippers to meet an unnamed neighbour every time they entered the sanctuary.

A medieval graveslab beneath the sedilia at the E end of the church interior on Canon Island (CL060-011002-). The slab is slightly tapered (L 1.6m; Wth 0.4-0.65m) and has a bevelled edge all around. A cross with an elaborate floriated head and a slim shaft on a stepped base is carved in false relief. There is no evident inscription. A second medieval slab (CL060-011005-) lies recumbent beneath the E window. The following image has been uploaded: CL060-011004-_01.jpg View of graveslab from NE. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 7 August 2019

Medieval Christian graveslab, 12th–13th century; significant as a carved stone artifact associated with the ecclesiastical remains on Canon Island.

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