What is recorded here

Cross-slab in Cloonburren is a cross-slab in Cloonburren, County Roscommon, Ireland. An almost complete cross-slab and fragments of nine others are displayed in the graveyard, though four recorded slabs are absent. The visible stone is roughly rectangular with incised lines that may form part of a cross frame.

An almost complete cross-slab (RO056-007003-) and fragments of nine others are displayed in the graveyard, but four recorded slabs are not present. This stone is roughly rectangular (Wth 0.29cm; H 0. 26cm). It has some incised lines, which may be part of a frame of a cross, and it is on display. (Herity et al. 1997, 115, 008, Cloonburren 05). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 20 October 2014

Likely dating to the early medieval period, this cross-slab may have had a Christian liturgical or commemorative function, possibly associated with a nearby monastic or burial site. Its presence in a graveyard suggests it may have been repurposed or re-erected in later times.

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