Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00393 Dimensions: H 0.40, W 0.22, T 0.03 Outline expansional cross with median line(?) and semicircular terminal with a fret pattern. Inscription: Part of a letter 'O'. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Very worn with part of terminal/inscription.. 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

Probably early medieval (7th–10th century), associated with Christian symbolism; the cross and inscription suggest a funerary or commemorative function, common in monastic or ecclesiastical contexts like Clonmacnoise.