Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00099 Dimensions: H 0.49, W 0.595 Outline hollow angled cross with median line inside a two line rectilinear frame. There is a crosslet at the centre of the cross carved in relief. Inscription: Above the frame is the inscription 'SOERGUS' Evidence of discovery: OPW 1954-58 Condition: Broken in half below arms of cross. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-14, 482. 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

9th- to 10th-century AD; the cross-slab likely served as a grave marker or memorial, reflecting early Christian artistic traditions in Ireland. The central crosslet may symbolize the four evangelists or reinforce the spiritual significance of the site.