Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00217 Dimensions: H 0.22, W 0.335, T 0.09 Double outline ring cross with hollow angles and stepped arm ends in a three line rectilinear frame. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Macalister 1898-1905 Condition: Fragment of two pieces seen by Macalister. Flaked. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-1391. 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

Probably dates to the early medieval period (7th–10th century AD), associated with Christian monastic activity in Clonmacnoise. The ring cross may have served a funerary or commemorative function, reflecting the spread of Christianity in early Ireland.