Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00412 Dimensions: H 0.79, W 0.63, T 0.09 Triple outline cross with median line and terminal with fret pattern. The whole slab is fractured and almost indecipherable. It has peculiar loops, not on the angles, but in the middle of the terminals. Inscription: 'O]ROIT' Evidence of discovery: J. Graves in 1869. Condition: Very worn fragment with left arm/part of centre. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81- Stokes, M. (1878) Christian Inscriptions in the Irish language, Vol 1, p LXXII, no. 173. 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

Probably dates to the early medieval period (5th–10th century). Likely used as a grave marker or commemorative monument, reflecting Christian symbolism in a historically significant monastic region.