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Graveslab in Graney East

Graveslab

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Graveslab in Graney East marks the reputed birthplace of a tapering granite slab now buried in concrete at Knockpatrick graveyard. The stone carries a ringed cross with splayed terminals and diagonal ribbons flowing from a central knob, shaping dead air into visible motion. It left its original ground and became a wall fixture, yet the carved ribbons still suggest something flying rather than buried.
The reputed original location of a graveslab now fixed to the graveyard wall at Knockpatrick graveyard (KD040-010----). A slightly tapering granite slab (dims. H 0.75m; Wth 0.31-0.37m; T 0.18m), the base and right-hand edge of which are obscured by concrete, carry's a ringed cross (diam. 0.31m) with splayed terminals and stem, carved in low relief. At the junction of cross and stem is a bulbous feature (diam. 0.11m); possibly a boss or knop. Extending diagonally from this feature are two diagonal appendages, interpreted by Harbison (1989-91, +) as representing ribbons. The present location of this slab is designated KD040-010003-. (Corlett 2003, 98-99, 102) Date of upload: 8 September 2016

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