What is recorded here

Half a metre of worn stone, no name carved, only a cross throwing four L-shaped arms outwards inside a looped box. It may have marked a forgotten person or a forgotten prayer, but the shape still points outward instead of collapsing inward. Clonmacnoise kept that much of the gesture even when the name disappeared.

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00039 Dimensions: H 0.595, W 0.55, T 0.06 Outline cross with four ' L's radiating out from the centre, inside a single line frame. There are loops at the corners of the frame. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Macalister 1898-1905 Condition: Very worn but complete. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-7, 806. 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

Date likely to the early medieval period (7th–10th century AD), given the Christian cross symbolism and style typical of monastic sites like Clonmacnoise. The design may represent a Christian cross with stylized arms, possibly used as a grave marker or commemorative monument.

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