Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00172 Dimensions: H 0.22, W 0.08, T 0.045 A double outline ring cross with a square centre and possibly a frame. The fragment seen by Macalister is now lost. Inscription: An inscription 'BAID' is now lost. Evidence of discovery: Macalister 1949 Condition: Fragment of a cross arm. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-1378. 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 associated with the monastic settlement of Clonmacnoise; such crosses often served as grave markers or devotional symbols. The design reflects Insular artistic traditions and may have had both spiritual and commemorative functions.