What is recorded here
Within the present St Edan's cathedral (WX015-003003-) is the effigy of a bishop (Hunt 1974, vol. 1, 237–8), who might be Bishop John St. John (1224-1253) (McFall 1954, 7-9) or Adam de Northampton who died in 1346 (Ffrench 1904-06; Hore 1910, 300).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 30 April, 2012
Effigial tomb, medieval period. The tomb is significant as it represents a high-status ecclesiastical figure associated with St Edan's Cathedral in Ferns.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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Saint Edan's Cathedral (Ferns)cathedral · 1 yd
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Coolroe WoodForest · 1.1 mi
CastleCastle, unclassified · 1.2 mi
Coolpuck WoodForest · 1.2 mi
Milshoge RockMountain / peak · 3.8 mi
Giants BedNamed rock · 3.9 mi
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