Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00134 Dimensions:Unknown. Outline ring cross with wedge shaped terminals projecting from the ring. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: OPW 1954-58 Condition: Now lost. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-461. 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

Dateable to the early medieval period (circa 8th–10th century), this cross-slab likely served as a grave marker or memorial within the monastic settlement of Clonmacnoise. Its ring-and-wedge cross design reflects Christian symbolism, commonly associated with early Irish monastic art and spiritual identity.