What is recorded here
Graveslab in Ardocheasty is a graveslab in Ardocheasty, County Waterford, Ireland. It is the second from the east of four limestone slabs inside the south wall of the cathedral nave. The slab measures 1.63 metres by 0.37 to 0.53 metres and is 0.14 metres thick.
Eight graveslabs in total, almost all of which are sandstone, are located within nave of the cathedral (WA040-008002-), E of the doorway in the N wall. This is the second from the east of four inside the S wall and is limestone (dims. 1.63m x 0.37-0.53m; T 0.14m).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload/revision: 20 October 2011
Medieval Christian graveslab; dates to the late medieval period. It is significant as part of a group of funerary monuments within the cathedral, reflecting local burial practices and stone-carving traditions of the time.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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