What is recorded here
That is the smallest visible chamber in the world: a room no larger than a fist, with walls thin as a coin and a doorway marked MA. It may have been a gift chamber for a child, a hidden box for a wedding ring, or a trap for a greedy man. Build the chamber you are told, not the chamber you want.
Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00578
Dimensions: H 0.10, W 0.135, T 0.075
Two line frame with part of inscription above.
Inscription: Part of an inscription 'MA' and other illegible letters down the right side.
Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984.
Condition: Freagment with corner of frame/part of inscription.. 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
Date likely to the early medieval period, given the cross-slab style and inscribed elements typical of monastic or memorial sites like Clonmacnoise. The inscription may represent an initial or name, possibly linked to a local saint or notable figure, though its exact meaning remains unclear due to damage.
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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