What is recorded here

Graveslab in Churchground rests in the southwest corner of Kilgarvan church, covering a collapsed drystone chest and presenting a narrow shaft, triangular base and top disc. The carving avoids human figures but suggests ascent, perhaps marking someone believed worthy of light or remembering a loss so sharp it needed a symbol instead of a name.

In the SW corner of the interior of Kilgarvan church (KE094-004001-). The graveslab (2.2m x 0.68m; T 0.09m) covers a partially collapsed chest-tomb (2.2m x 0.68m; H 0.8m) the sides of which are drystone-built. On the rectangular block of stone is a plain carving consisting of a narrow shaft (Wth 0.07m; L 1.04m) on a triangular base (Wth 0.3m) with a disc (diam. 0.19m) at the top of the shaft. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

Early Christian or medieval chest-tomb, 7th to 13th century. The structure reflects local funerary practices and stone-building traditions in the region.

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