Straboe Grave Slab | |||||||||
Native Name: | Leac Uaighe Shrúbh Bó | ||||||||
Native Language: | ga | ||||||||
Coordinates: | 52.8613°N -6.772°W | ||||||||
Location: | Straboe, Killerig, County Carlow, Ireland | ||||||||
Built: | 8th century | ||||||||
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Straboe Grave Slab is a medieval grave slab and National Monument located in Straboe, County Carlow, Ireland.
The grave slab is located outside the ruined Templeboy church, about 6 km (4 mi) southeast of Castledermot, and about 1.5 km (1 mile) north of the River Slaney. A holy well, castle, ringfort and spring are located nearby.
The grave slab measures 1.8 x 0.4 x 0.2 metres. There is a Latin cross at the wider end and a Maltese cross inscribed at the narrower end., with v-shaped ends. Its shape similar to the De Profundis Stone, located in Kilbride, County Westmeath.[2] [3]