What is recorded here

Graveslab in Newtown is a tapering stone buried beneath the graveyard of Newtown Earley, waiting for clean hands to reveal its cross. It belongs to the thirteenth or fourteenth century, when death was marked with flourish rather than forgotten. The church still holds the slab inside, testifying that even ordinary towns once carved beauty for the departed.

Associated with the medieval church of Newtown Earley (KK027-012001-). A large number of graveslabs were uncovered during a clean-up of graveyard (KK027-012009-) in 1985-7 (Harte 1987, 408-17). These are currently lying within the interior of the church. A tapering slab (L 1.97m; Wth at top 0.56m; Wth 0.33m at base; T 0.16m). It is decorated with an incised four-armed floriated cross with central lozenge. There is a knop below the cross-head. The shaft terminates in a simple fleur-de-lys. Stylistically this graveslab dates to the 13th/14th century. (Harte 1987, 410, no. 10). Reference: Harte, R. 1987 Tombstones at Newtown Earley. Old Kilkenny Review 39, 408-17. See attached: KK027-012019-_01 Illustration from Harte 1987, 410, no. 10 Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 3 May 2023

Medieval Christian graveslab, 13th–15th century. Significant as part of a group of slabs from a medieval graveyard, reflecting local funerary practices and craftsmanship.

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