Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00541 Dimensions: H 0.10, W 0.185, T 0.045 Double outline cross with wedge shaped arm ends inside a two line frame (?). No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Fragment.. 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

A 9th- to 10th-century Christian cross-slab, likely used as a grave marker or memorial in the monastic settlement of Clonmacnoise. The double outline cross with wedge-shaped arm ends reflects Insular artistic traditions associated with early Irish Christianity.