What is recorded here

Breakage removed one cross arm and part of the frame, but the ring cross and a fragment of fretted border still mark the stone. It stands among the grave slabs of Clonmacnoise in County Offaly, silent where an inscription might have named the dead. The shape suggests a chapel, a burial or a boundary remembered through stone rather than words.

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00250 Dimensions: Unknown. Ring cross and part of a fret decorated border. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: OPW 1954-58 Condition:Part of cross arm and frame. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-280. 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 9th–11th century AD, consistent with early Christian monastic activity in Clonmacnoise. The ring cross and fret decoration suggest a liturgical or commemorative function, common in Irish high crosses of the period.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.