What is recorded here

Graveslab in Newtown is a tapering stone buried beneath the graveyard of Newtown Earley, where a clean-up in 1985-7 pulled it from the dirt. It bears a four-armed floriated cross inside a double-lined circle, its sharp edges and small central cross still visible after centuries of rain and foottraffic. The slab now lies within the church, waiting for someone to trace the cross and imagine the person it marked.

Associated with the medieval church of Newtown Earley (KK027-012001-). A large number of graveslabs were uncovered during a clean-up of graveyard (KK027-012009-) in 1985-7 (Harte 1987, 408-17). These are currently lying within the interior of the church. A tapering slab (L 1.82m; Wth 0.73m at top; Wth 0.35m at base) with chamfered edge, decorated with an incised four-armed floriated cross, with a small cross within the lozenge at the centre of the cross-head. The floriated cross is encircled by a double-lined circle. There is a knop immediately below the cross-head and the shaft terminates in a simple fashion with a curving line. Stylistically this graveslab dates to the 13th/14th century. (Harte 1987, 409-410, no. 6). Reference: Harte, R. 1987 Tombstones at Newtown Earley. Old Kilkenny Review 39, 408-17. See attached: KK027-012015-_01 Illustration from Harte 1987, 409, no. 6 Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 2 May 2023

Medieval Christian graveslab, 13th–15th century. Significant as part of a collection from a medieval church graveyard, reflecting local funerary practices and social history.

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