Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00042 Dimensions: H 0.42, W 0.42 Outline cross inside a two line frame. The inner line of the frame is made up by the line of the cross. No Inscription. Evidence of discovery: OPW 1954-58 Condition: Slight damage to the bottom left corner of frame. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-72, 477, 787. 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

Likely dating to the early medieval period (7th–10th century), this cross-slab is associated with the monastic site of Clonmacnoise and may have had a funerary or devotional function. The stylized cross design reflects Christian symbolism common in Irish monastic art.