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, but four recorded slabs are not present.

An almost complete cross-slab (RO056-007003-) and fragments of nine others are displayed in the graveyard, but four recorded slabs (Macalister 1912, fig. 2; Macalister 1945, vol. 2, 18-19, Nos 556-8; Crawford 1913, 160 b-d; Stokes 1872, Pl. 43, Fig. 109) are not present (Herity et al. 1997, 115-6). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Probably dating to the early medieval period (7th–10th centuries), the cross-slab likely served a Christian funerary or commemorative function, reflecting the spread of Christianity in the region. Its design may incorporate both insular and continental artistic influences.

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