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Graveslab in Ardfert

Graveslab

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Cross-slab. 15th. cent. Tapering limestone slab inserted as the sill of the north window in the ground floor of the vestry. It has moulded edges and what is possibly the end of a shears on one side. There are two parallel lines with cross-hatching between on the inner side of the slab. Dims: L. 119 W. 53-47 T. 16 (min). The above description is derived from Bradley, J., et al. 1987 Urban Archaeology Survey Part XIV County Kerry (32). Unpublished report. Office of Public Works. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 11 January 2012
15th-century Christian cross-slab; used as a window sill in a vestry. It is significant as an example of medieval funerary or ecclesiastical stone reuse in Ireland.

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