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Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Cross-slab

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Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00501 Dimensions: H 0.235, W 0.235, T 0.03 Outline cross in a two line trapezoid frame. The stone has been shaped. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: OPW 1954-58. Condition: Only part of frame and arm of cross survive. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-55, 781. 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
Early medieval Christian cross-slab, likely 8th to 10th century, associated with the monastic site of Clonmacnoise. Such stones often marked burials or served as devotional markers, reflecting the spread of Christianity in the region.

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