What is recorded here
Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00662
Dimensions: H 0.35, W 0.185, T 0.07
Outline frame with interlocking angle, quite complex. Evidence for further knotting inside. A line running from the knot suggests that the knot is an international design.
Inscription: Possibly part of the letter 'B'.
Evidence of discovery: OPW 1954-58.
Condition: Part of a frame and letters.
National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-310, 293, 305, 311. 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
Probably early medieval (8th–10th century), associated with Christian monastic activity at Clonmacnoise. The interlocking angles and knotwork may represent a symbolic or decorative cross, reflecting both spiritual significance and the artistic traditions of Insular Celtic Christianity.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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