What is recorded here

Three centimetres of stone survived the breaking of four. The cross still shows hollow angles and stepped terminals inside a corner-notched frame, while one diagonal line cuts the remaining canton from base to arm. Clonmacnoise gave up most of its shape, but this small sharp fragment kept enough of its making to be recognised.

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00102 Dimensions: H 0.39, W 0.32, T 0.03 An outline cross with hollow angles and stepped terminals inside a single line rectilinear frame which has steps in the corner angles. A line bisects the surviving canton diagonally from the base to the arm. Evidence of discovery: OPW 1954-58 Condition: Originally in four pieces, only one now survives. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-99, 486. 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 Christian period (7th–10th century AD). The cross design reflects Insular Christian art, commonly found in monastic sites like Clonmacnoise, and may have served as a grave marker or commemorative monument.

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