What is recorded here

Breaker stones struck the chamber floor, lifting a shallow cross slab no larger than a bread loaf. The fragment preserved one arm, part of the frame and the letters TCE before erosion erased the name. A small cross for a forgotten person, buried beneath centuries of chamber building.

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00572 Dimensions: H 0.20, W 0.22, T 0.075 Outline cross with median line and with a bar to the median line. Inscription: 'TCE…' The rest is too damaged to read. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Fragment of cross arm, frame and 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, possibly 8th to 10th century AD, based on the cross design and inscription style. The inscription may be a fragment of a Christian dedication or commemorative text, typical of monastic or memorial stones in the Clonmacnoise area.

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