Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00367 Dimensions: H 0.11, W 0.125, T 0.045 Outline cross with median line, the arm going into a triangular (possibly lozenge shaped) centre (?) containing interlace pattern. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Fragment, part of the centre of the cross ?. 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

Early Christian period, likely 7th to 10th century. The cross-slab may have had a liturgical or commemorative function, with the interlace pattern reflecting Insular artistic traditions associated with monastic sites like Clonmacnoise.