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 not present. One small curved sandstone piece has a curved groove, an outside incised line, and a possible looping line that may mark the circle of a cross.

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 small curved piece of sandstone (Wth 15cm; H 8cm) has a curved groove and an incised line outside it with possibly a line curving in from the groove in a loop. It may be marking the circle of a cross. (Herity et al. 1997, 115, 011, Cloonburren 08). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 20 October 2014

Probably dating to the early medieval period, this cross-slab fragment may have been part of a Christian memorial or ecclesiastical site. Such stones often carried religious symbols or inscriptions, reflecting the spread of Christianity in the region.

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