Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00373 Dimensions: Unknown. Outline cross with a median line, lozenge shaped centre and semicircular terminal, inside a two line rectilinear frame. There was interlace in the centre and fret pattern in the terminal. Inscription: 'GGAN' Evidence of discovery: Drawn by Petrie at Clonmacnoise in 1822. Condition: Lost after 1822.. 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 8th to 10th century AD, associated with early Christian Ireland. The cross design suggests a liturgical or commemorative function, possibly marking a grave or sacred space, with interlace indicating artistic traditions linked to monastic sites like Clonmacnoise.