Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00486 Dimensions: H 0.19, W 0.15, T 0.05 Linear cross with stepped end inside a single line rectilinear frame. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Fragment of cross arm and frame.. 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 medieval period, given the cross-slabs found in the Clonmacnoise area are typically associated with monastic sites from the 7th to 11th centuries. Such slabs were often used as grave markers or commemorative monuments, reflecting Christian symbolism in a region historically significant for Irish monasticism.