What is recorded here

An inverted Romanesque cross, two metres tall and half a metre wide, lies buried in the soil of Clonmacnoise. Its oval centre and median lines still emerge through the wear, but the top has flaked away until any foliage or final symbol has vanished. The slab keeps no name and gives no warning. It only waits beneath the grass for someone to drag it clean and discover what it marked.

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00465 Dimensions: H 2.05, W 0.50 - 0.42, T 0.08 Romanesque graveslab. It seems to have been an inverted cross with outline and median lines and an oval shaped centre. There may have been foliage or similar design at the top of the slab but it is now too badly worn to decipher. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Very worn and flaked; top part of slab damaged.. 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

Romanesque period (11th–12th century). Likely used as a Christian gravemarker, reflecting the monastic and ecclesiastical significance of Clonmacnoise in medieval Ireland.

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