Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00061 Dimensions: H 0.365, W 0.14, T 0.075 Outline cross with stepped centre inside a two line frame, the inner line of which is made up by the cross. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Davies 1984. Condition: Cement damaged fragment with part of frame and two cross arms.. 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, reflecting the early monastic tradition at the important site of Clonmacnoise. The stepped centre and double-line framing are characteristic of High Cross art, though its specific meaning or associated folklore is not recorded.