What is recorded here
Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00012
Dimensions: H 0.32, W 0.239, T 0.05
A crudely carved linear cross with V-shaped terminals starting halfway down the cross arms.
No inscription.
Evidence of discovery: OPW 1954-58
Condition: Worn, all sides of stone apparently damaged.
National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-132, 420, 647. 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
Probably dates to the early medieval period, associated with Christian monastic activity in Clonmacnoise. The cross may have served a funerary or commemorative function, reflecting the spread of Christianity in the region.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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