Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00520 Dimensions: H 0.19, W 0.18, T 0.045 Part of an outline ring or circular frame. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Macalister 1898-1905. Condition: Fragment, part of ring, very 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

Date likely to the early Christian period (5th–9th century AD), given the context of Clonmacnoise as an important monastic site. The circular frame may represent a stylized cross or symbolic monument, common in Irish early Christian art, though its specific meaning or use remains unclear.