What is recorded here

Cross-slab CLN00276 at Clonmacnoise is a complete stone cross with circular expansions and a three-line frame, discovered during OPW work in 1954-58. It stands 0.74 metres tall in County Offaly, badged by an unusual outline rather than an inscription. The absence of writing does not empty it; it hands the meaning over to shape, memory and the life of the person buried beneath it.

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00276 Dimensions: H 0.74, W 0.615, T 0.047 Unusual outline expansional cross with circular central and termianl expansions. The terminals are connected by lines and the whole is contained inside a three line circular frame. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: OPW 1954-58. Condition: Complete but badly weathered since 1954. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-391, 681. 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 to 11th century AD, consistent with the high cross tradition in early Christian Ireland. The design may symbolize the cosmos or spiritual interconnectedness, and such slabs were often used as grave markers or commemorative monuments.

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