Seskinan Church Stoup, Knockboy (WA013-034001-)3D ModelNoAI
Partially damaged medieval water stoup with chamfered arch built into the south wall of Seskinan church (WA013-034001-) ruins, located immediately to the east of the main southern doorway of the church in the townland of Knockboy (An Cnoc Buí/The Yellow Hill), Co. Waterford. The church ruins forms the northern boundary of the graveyard in the parish of Seskinan (Seisceannán/Sedge Marsh), diocese of Lismore (Lios Mór/Great Fort), in the barony of Decies-without-Drum (Na Déise lasmuigh den Drom Fhinín meaning Decies or vassals divided by the Drum Hills). The stone stoup was a built into the south wall in order to hold holy water, placed directly inside the doorway of the church, the person entering the church would bless themselves with the holy water contained in the stone basin. The word stoup is derived from the Middle English word stowp, of Scandinavian origins, like the Old Norse word staup meaning cup. For more information, visit: https://maps.archaeology.ie/HistoricEnvironment/?SMRS=WA013-034001-
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