Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00013 Dimensions: H 0.515, W 0.37, T 0.07 Linear cross with V-shaped terminals inside a single line circular frame. Inscription: Unreadable inscription still discernable above. Evidence of discovery: OPW 1954-58 Condition: Very worn. Right side of frame has been lost. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-52. 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 medieval period (7th–10th century AD), reflecting Christian symbolism in a historically significant monastic landscape. The cross may have served as a grave marker or devotional object, associated with the monastic settlement of Clonmacnoise.