What is recorded here
Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00194
Dimensions: H 0.57, W 0.40
An outline ring cross with hollow angles. The stone is shaped to follow the line of the cross.
Inscription: The remaining part of the inscription reads 'ORD'
Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984.
Condition: Broken in two, the stem is broken off.
National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-1407. 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
A Christian cross slab, likely dating to the early medieval period (7th–10th century), associated with the monastic settlement of Clonmacnoise. The ring cross may symbolize both Christian faith and continuity with earlier symbolic traditions.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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