What is recorded here
Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00171
Dimensions: H 0.38, W 0.66, T 0.09
An outline ring cross with square centre.
No inscription.
Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984
Condition: One quadrant and cross arm survives.. 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 9th- to 10th-century Christian cross-slab, likely used as a grave marker or commemorative monument. The ring cross with square centre is typical of early Irish high crosses, symbolizing Christian faith and possibly associated with the monastic settlement of Clonmacnoise.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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