What is recorded here

Graveslab in Gardens (kilkenny City By., St. Mary’s Par.) is a fragment of a 13th or 14th-century graveslab reused in the west tower wall of St Mary's parish church. Chisel marks cut its top into a rectangular block, yet three trefoil arms still catch the light beside the door. The missing head may have belonged to someone important enough to bury beneath a church later rebuilt around them.

At St Mary's parish church (KK019-026115-) in Kilkenny. Fragment of 13th/14th-century uninscribed graveslab, made from fossiliferous limestone (Ó Drisceoil 2006, 11). Reused in the external face of the W wall of the1820 tower of the church. The slab bears an incised cross-head. The arms have trefoil termini. The top of the cross has been removed. It has been modified to a rectangular block. Compiled by: Cóilín Ó Drisceoil Date of upload: 21 November 2022

Medieval Christian graveslab, 13th/14th century. Represents funerary reuse of earlier stone, significant for understanding medieval burial practices and material reuse in Kilkenny.

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.