Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00420 Dimensions: H 0.16, W 0.11, T 0.045 Fragment probably from an outline cross with median line. Half of a semicircular terminal containing interlace pattern survives. Inscription: Letter 'O' or 'D' above the terminal. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Very worn fragment with portion of a terminal.. 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 9th–10th century AD, associated with early Christian Ireland. The interlace and cross design suggest a liturgical or commemorative function, common in monastic sites like Clonmacnoise.