What is recorded here

Graveslab in Town Parks (kells Upper By.) is a large fragment of a 16th or 17th century graveslab in County Meath, Ireland. It lies against the N wall at the NW angle of St. John’s graveyard, its top missing but a cross-shaft with a triangular base still lightly pecked on its upper surface. The stone may have marked a forgotten burial, yet it remains visible in an ordinary town park, inviting wonder about the person it once covered.

A large fragment of a 16th or 17th century graveslab (L 1.2-1.3m; Wth 0.51-0.62m; T 0.1m) is against the N wall at the NW angle of St. John’s graveyard (ME017-044035-). The top is missing but a cross-shaft (Wth 0.1m) with a triangular base is lightly pecked on its upper surface. (Bradley and King 1985, 93-4; Mc Cabe 2007, 140) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 2 July, 2014

16th or 17th century Christian graveslab with a cross-shaft; reflects early modern funerary practices in Ireland. Its partial survival offers insight into local stone-carving traditions and religious iconography of the period.

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