Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00359 Dimensions: H 0.34, W 0.39, T 0.032 Triple outline cross with median line. The surviving terminals are semicircular and blank and the central expansion seems to have contained an interlace knot. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: OPW 1954-58. Condition: Very worn. Stem and right arm of cross only. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-157, 943. 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 9th–10th century AD, associated with early Christian monastic activity at Clonmacnoise. The triple outline cross may have had a liturgical or commemorative function, reflecting the site's historical role as a religious and cultural centre.