What is recorded here
Cross-slab CLN00553 is a small, coarse fragment in the Clonmacnoise cathedral sacristy, possibly once part of a quern rather than a grave marker. It measures only 0.23 by 0.16 metres, has no inscription, and survives as a worn remnant from the old monastery’s working world.
Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00553
Dimensions: H 0.23, W 0.16, T 0.05
Possibly part of a quern (?). Now in the sacristy of the cathedral at Clonmacnoise.
No inscriptionl.
Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984.
Condition: Fragment, very coarse and worn.. 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
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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