What is recorded here

Graveslab in Newtown Lower is a graveslab in Newtown Lower, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is a re-used sandstone lintel in the south doorway of the church, still showing the incised line of the cross-shaft. The fleur-de-lis base recorded in 1968 is no longer clear because the stone was broken or cut vertically along its left side, and its upper and lower portions are now set into the masonry around the doorway.

Inserted in the S doorway of the church (TS079-015003-) there is a sandstone lintel which is a re-used graveslab, the incised line of the cross-shaft can still be seen, though the decorated base, a fleur-de-lis, visible in 1968 (OPW files) is not clear. The stone has been broken or deliberately cut vertically along its sinister side. The upper and lower portions are incorporated in the masonry surrounding the doorway. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Early Christian gravestone, likely 8th–10th century; significant as a re-used ecclesiastical monument indicating continuity of sacred use of the site.

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