Graveslab in Templetown

A bullaun stone (WX049-008003-) is set in the ground inside the entrance stile to the graveyard (WX049-008002-) and a medieval graveslab (dims 1.7m x 0.38-0.63m) with an incised cross that has three fleur-de-lys terminals and a raised Agnus Dei – Lamb of God – symbol at its foot is within the graveyard just S of the tower. The Agnus Dei was a symbol frequently used by the Knights Templar. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 5 February, 2014

Medieval Christian graveslab, 13th–15th century, significant for its incised cross with three fleur-de-lys terminals, reflecting late medieval funerary art and ecclesiastical symbolism in Ireland.