Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00072 Dimensions: H 0.19, W 0.18, T 0.03 Outline cross with stepped terminals inside a single line rectilinear frame. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984 Condition: Fragment, includes cross arm and part of frame.. 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 medieval Christian cross-slab, likely 8th to 10th century, associated with the monastic settlement of Clonmacnoise. Such crosses often symbolized Christian faith and may have marked burials or served as devotional objects.