Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00040 Dimensions: H 0.32, W 0.21, T 0.03 Outline cross with median line inside single frame with looped corners. The terminal of the inner line is V-shaped. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984 Condition: Fragment of frame and two cross arms. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-1466. 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

Early Christian period, likely 7th to 10th century. The cross design reflects Insular artistic traditions and may have had a funerary or commemorative function.