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Graveslab (present location) in Knockpatrick

Graveslab (present location)

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Graveslab stands fixed to the Knockpatrick graveyard wall, yet local memory insists it belongs near the Nunnery at Graney. The tapering granite slab carries a ringed cross with splayed terminals and a bulbous knot where stem and arm meet, while two diagonal ribbons extend from that junction. Concrete now swallows its base and right edge, hiding whatever the carver buried beneath the visible symbol.
Fixed to the graveyard wall at Knockpatrick (KD040-010----) but reputedly found near the Nunnery at Graney (KD040-015----). 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 possible original location of the slab is designated KD040-015001-. (Corlett 2003, 98-99, 102) Date of upload: 8 September 2016
A standing stone or gravemarker, likely medieval in date, possibly associated with early Christian or monastic activity in the area. Its original context and wider significance remain uncertain due to limited documentation.

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