Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00575 Dimensions: H 0.395, W 0.32, T 0.065 Outline cross with semicircular terminal or circular centre or ring. Inscription: Part of an inscription 'E[A]'. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Worn fragment of an arm and terminal or centre.. 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 Christian period, likely 7th to 10th century AD. The cross and inscription suggest a funerary or commemorative function, possibly associated with the monastic settlement of Clonmacnoise.