Discover Alone, back to main map

Graveslab in St. Patricksrock

Graveslab

What is recorded here

Lying in the choir of the cathedral (TS061-025003-) on the Rock of Cashel. The lower portion of a very worn tapering slab (L 1.1m; Wth at top 0.57m; Wth at base 0.51m; T 0.09m) (Maher 1997, 71). Of the decoration only traces of the two parallel grooves of the cross-shaft are discernible and there is no evidence of an inscription (ibid.). FitzGerald (1901-03, vol. 5, 439) describes the slab as 'Illegible'. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 24 January 2012
Early Christian gravestone; 7th–9th century. Found in the Rock of Cashel cathedral, it reflects the artistic and funerary traditions of the Irish monastic period.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
Recorded monument

Places near here

Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip

Explore 1,118,481 places