Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00474 Dimensions: H 0.44, W 0.21, T 0.145 A six line inscription with damage to the beginning and end of each line. It is a very deep stone with a smooth flat surface which led Macalister to suggest that it was used as a piece of masonry. Inscription: 'MUIR MURITH ISTIUSE PONTI NESOP[THE[SI]TU[S'. Evidence of discovery: Macalister 1898-1905. Condition: Very worn; part of the inscription is lost.. 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 (7th–10th century AD), given the Christian cross-carving and inscribed style typical of monastic sites like Clonmacnoise. The slab may have marked a grave or served as a memorial, reflecting early Irish Christian tradition.