What is recorded here

Breaken fragments of a white cross still stand beside the river, their edges worn smooth by centuries of rain and footsteps. The slab measures less than half a metre tall, yet it carries the shape of an expansional cross, a circular centre and semicircular terminals inside a double frame. It has no name carved upon it, only the quiet confidence of a community that believed death could be answered with light.

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00280 Dimensions: H 0.41, W 0.31 Outline expansional cross with median line, circular centre and semicircular terminal expansions inside a two line circular frame. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Fragment with part of cross arm/centre/stem/frame.. 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 Christian period (7th–10th century AD), given the cross-slabs found in the Clonmacnoise area are typically associated with monastic sites. The design suggests a liturgical or commemorative function, possibly marking a grave or serving as a boundary marker.

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