What is recorded here

An unidentified ring cross, a broken fragment with an unusual terminal not found elsewhere at Clonmacnoise, still stands out in the grave-slab inventory. It is small, thin and incomplete, yet its strange ending suggests a carver who broke the local habit once. The absence of inscription does not diminish it; the shape itself remembers the hand that cut it.

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00252 Dimensions: H 0.165, W 0.21, T 0.035 Outline ring cross with a very unusual terminal not found eleswhere at Clonmacnoise. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984 Condition: Fragment with part of arm of cross and frame. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-1449. 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

A Christian cross-slab, likely 8th- to 10th-century AD, associated with the monastic site of Clonmacnoise; the unique terminal suggests regional artistic variation or symbolic significance not otherwise documented in the area.

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