Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00510 Dimensions: H 0.215, W 0.20, T 0.015 An outline frame with an internal corner step. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Macalister 1898-1905. Condition: Fragment. Streaked and worn. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-296, 811. 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

Date likely to the early Christian period (5th–9th centuries AD), based on the cross-slab style common in monastic sites like Clonmacnoise. Such stones may have marked graves or served as devotional markers, reflecting early Christian art and burial practices.