Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00017 Dimensions: H 0.29, W 0.315-0.23, T 0.04 Crude linear cross with bifid terminals which merge into wedge shaped terminals with lines closing off the top. The stone tapers from bottom to top. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: OPW 1954-58 Condition: The lower half of the stone has broken off. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-126, 422, 644. 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 Christian period (5th–9th century). The cross-slab likely served a funerary or commemorative function, reflecting Christian symbolism in a monastic or burial context.