Tomb Stone, cross-inscribed stone in County Waterford

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Situated at the S foot of the hillock on which Knockmaon castle (WA030-042001-) stands, and c. 90m E of the N-S Brickey River. It was marked 'Tomb stone' on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. A granite slab (min. dims. 2.25m x 0.7m; T 0.25m) with a raised ringed cross at the centre of one side, possibly from an altar, was c. 40m N of the church, but it was moved to the tower house (WA030-006001-) at Cappagh (Power 1898a, 90-1; O'Connell-Redmond 1918, 102). O'Connell-Redmond, G. (1918) The castles of north-east Cork and near its borders. JCHAS 24, 1-6, 62-6, 93-103, 145-51. Power, Rev. P. (1898a) Ancient ruined churches of Co. Waterford, WAJ 4, 83-95, 195-219.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WA030-042003

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