What is recorded here

Killora preserves five recumbent graveslabs from the 16th and 17th centuries. The largest measured slab lies beside the south wall inside the doorway, marked by a ringed cross whose intersecting panels mimic relief. It is not a display object but a burial marker, probably placed for someone whose name has not survived.

This is one of five 16th/17th century recumbent graveslabs that lie within the church (GA104-151001-). This slab (L 1.92m by 0.7m) lies adjacent to the S wall immediately inside the doorway. It is described by Chapple (1995, 14, no. 6) as bearing ‘a large, incised, ringed, cross calvary. The panels formed by the intersection of the arms and the ring are incised, giving the impression of a false relief decoration. The stone bears a border of two parallel, incised lines. The carving on this slab is comparable in style to three others in the church (GA104-151005-; GA104-151006-; GA104-151007-) and, although undated, is of a type that is found in 16th/17th century burial contexts. Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 10 January 2014 The attached image is uploaded courtesy of Robert M. Chapple.

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