Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00293 Dimensions: H 0.47, W 0.62, T 0.10 Plain outline expansional cross with median line, circular centre and terminal expansions. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Damaged. Centre, left and stem of cross remain.. 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

Date likely to the 8th to 10th century AD, consistent with the early Christian period in Ireland. The cross-slab may have served as a grave marker or commemorative monument, reflecting the artistic and religious traditions of the monastic settlement at Clonmacnoise.