What is recorded here

Temple Ri, Clonmacnoise: A cross-shaped slab, carved in the Romanesque period, stands at the heart of a ring of stones. Its surface is so worn that the spirals or circles beneath have nearly vanished, leaving only a faint ridge to mark the edge. What the carver intended has blurred into mystery, but the shape remains: a cross laid open at the centre of a circle, waiting to be read.

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00462 Dimensions: H 0.61, W 0.59, T 0.09 Romanesque slab. Part of centre of an outline ring cross with spirals in the quadrants or possibly two circles with central roundels and not spirals at all. Enclosed in a single line ridge border. At present located in Temple Ri, Clonmacnoise. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Very worn, pattern difficult to decipher.. 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 11th–12th century AD, associated with the Romanesque period and early Christian monastic settlement at Clonmacnoise. The cross design may symbolise Christian faith, with spiral motifs possibly reflecting earlier pre-Christian artistic traditions or symbolic meanings related to eternity or the cosmos.

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