Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00379 Dimensions: H 0.255, W 0.20, T 0.075 Outline cross with median line and semicircular terminal decorated with a spiral pattern. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Fragment with part of terminal.. 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 early medieval period, given the cross-slab style and decorative elements typical of the 7th to 10th centuries AD. The spiral motif may carry symbolic or Christian iconographic significance, common in Irish monastic art.