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Graveslab in Gowran

Graveslab

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Lying prostrate in the nave (1.3m from the S wall and 6.8m from the E wall of the S aisle) of the 13th-century church of St Mary’s (KK020-060006-) in Gowran. A tapering conglomerate sandstone slab (L 1.48m; max. Wth at top 0.52m; surface Wth at top 0.42m; max. Wth at base 0.43m; surface Wth at base 0.31m; D 0.15m) with a chamfer (Wth 0.05m) around the upper edge. There is a small roughly square (dims. 0.08m x 0.07m) piece missing on the upper dexter edge of the slab. There is no visible decoration or inscription. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 18 September 2019
A 13th-century Christian graveslab; significance relates to medieval funerary practices in the region.

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