What is recorded here
That is a cross-slab in Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, Ireland. It stands out because it is a fragment rather than a complete monument, and that change matters. The smallest detail is that it survives as a fragment. The distinction is not cleverness; it is consent. Something kept its shape only far enough to leave behind a piece that can still be seen, remembered and judged.
Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00550
Dimensions: H 0.105, W 0.14, T 0.04
Two line circle, possibly a piece of masonry (?).
No inscription.
Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984.
Condition: Fragment.. The Clonmacnoise inventory was compiled by the Office of Public Works. A copy of the record for this slab is available for inspection in the relevant Archaeological Survey of Ireland (SMR) file.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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