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Graveslab in Lugduff (ballinacor North By.)

Graveslab

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Located: to S of chancel of church (WI023-028001-) (Healy 1972, no. 213, 75). Described by Healy (1972, 75) as a ‘rectangular recumbent slab of mica-schist 2.1m x 0.73m x 0.09m thick. No trace of any inscription can now be seen. It is bordered by a kerb of mica-schist, the average thickness of which is 0.08m. Slab no 212 is at the head of this grave. There are other graves at Reefert which have the remains of similar kerb surrounds’. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 29 November 2012 See linked document with drawing from Patrick Healy, Supplementary survey of ancient monuments at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. Unpublished OPW report, 1972.
A recumbent stone from the early Christian period, likely associated with a burial or memorial context; its significance lies in its potential connection to early monastic or ecclesiastical activity in the region.

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