What is recorded here
Graveslab in St. Mullin's is a thirteenth or fourteenth century granite slab bearing a Maltese cross and four roundels in false relief. It stands in a niche on the south wall of the church in County Carlow. The carved stone has watched over the place for centuries, marking death and memory before modern records existed.
Thirteenth or fourteenth century granite grave slab with Maltese cross and four roundels in false relief set in a niche in the south wall of church (CW026-011005-). (Bradley 1989, 61)
Reference:
Bradley, J. 1989 County Carlow: Urban Archaeological Survey. Unpublished report, OPW.
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 19 August 2011
Medieval Christian grave slab, 13th–14th century; significant as an example of early Irish funerary art with symbolic Christian iconography.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Saint Mullin's Church (Saint Mullin's)church/chapel · 28 yd
Graveyard in St. Mullin'sGraveyard · 60 yd
The Kiln FieldWood · 1.2 mi
Bahana WoodForest · 1.2 mi
Clogaralt Castle (site of)Archaeological place · 1.3 mi
Brandon HillMountain / peak · 2.4 mi
CarrigvahanaghMountain / peak · 2.8 mi