What is recorded here

Graveslab in Newtown is a broken 13th or 14th century stone marker recovered from the graveyard of Newtown Earley during a 1985-7 clean-up. It lies inside the medieval church, preserving a faint cross-shaft and chamfered edge that once identified a dead person whose name has not reached us. The slab survives as a quiet witness to burial, memory and the patience of stone.

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. The lower portion of a graveslab (surviving L 0.47m; Wth 0.3m below mid-point; Wth 0.25m at base) with a chamfered edge and decorated with a very faint incised cross-shaft. It is illustrated by Harte (1987, 410), with dimensions, but does not have a catalogue number or description. Stylistically this graveslab dates to the 13th/14th century. Reference: Harte, R. 1987 Tombstones at Newtown Earley. Old Kilkenny Review 39, 408-17. See attached: KK027-012029-_01 Illustration from Harte 1987, 410 Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 4 May 2023

Medieval Christian graveslab, 13th–15th century. Significant as part of a collection from a medieval churchyard, reflecting local funerary practices and social history of Newtown Earley.

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