What is recorded here
Graveslab in St. Dominicks Abbey is a graveslab in St. Dominicks Abbey, County Tipperary, Ireland. It lies prostrate near the south wall of the south transept. The tapering limestone slab measures 1.47 metres along its surface and narrows from 0.55 metres at the top to 0.4 metres at the base. It is broken across the middle with a central fragment missing and has no discernible decoration on its surface.
Lying prostrate in St. Dominick's Abbey (TS061-025007-), near the S wall of the S transept. Described by Maher (1997, 69), this tapering limestone slab (L of surface 1.47m; L including splayed sides 1.5m; Wth at top 0.55m; Wth at base 0.4m (0.43m including splayed edge); T 0.1m visible above ground) is broken across the middle, with a fragment of the central portion missing. There is no discernible decoration on the surface of the slab.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 5 August 2014
Medieval Christian graveslab, 13th–15th century. Its presence in the abbey indicates the site's historical role as a place of burial for monastic or local elite individuals.
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