Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00245 Dimensions: H 0.25, W 0.10, T 0.05 Double outline (?) ring cross. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Fragment with part of ring, centre and cross arm.. 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 may have been part of a Christian burial monument or ecclesiastical site associated with the monastic settlement of Clonmacnoise. The ringed cross design is commonly linked to early Irish Christianity, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.