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Campbell Monument — Glasnevin Cemetery

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Campbell Monument — Glasnevin Cemetery
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Freestanding two-stage limestone Gothic Revival monument, erected c. 1870, having rectangular base, plinth and open-fronted miniature chapel above. Steeply pitched limestone roof with pole-moulded ridge and three rows of fishscale carving, decorative cast-iron ridge crestings, sculpted cross finial to west and larger Celtic cross finial to east on raised cavetto-moulded verges. Limestone walling over rectangular base, plinth having memorial inscriptions to each face; stringcourse between stages, corner piers having plain panels to lower stage, and cusped lancet panels to upper stage with gabled pinnacles; trefoil panel with shield to east (front) apex. Pointed-arch window opening to west gable with chamfered reveal and sill and obscured glazing. Pointed-arch opening to front (east), with chamfered reveal. Interior has glazed encaustic tiled floor; miniature altar to rear on colonnettes (one missing) with carved leaf capitals over lozenge panel with alpha, omega and chi-ro, having sculpted cherub to front reading bible. Small paved enclosure to front, enclosed by cast-iron railings (partially missing).

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