Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00168 Dimensions: H 0.27, W 0.35, T 0.13 Fragment of a double outline ring cross with a square centre (?) inside a rectilinear frame. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984 Condition: Very worn fragment. Part of cross arm and centre. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-1390. 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 fragment is associated with the monastic site of Clonmacnoise and may have served a funerary or commemorative function. The design reflects Christian symbolism common in Irish high crosses, though its precise meaning or folklore remains unrecorded.