Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00429 Dimensions: H 0.169, W 0.095, T 0.015 Outline expansional cross with median line. Part of a looped semicircular terminal survives - possibly with interlace pattern (?) and a circular central expansion. Inscription: Part of a letter 'H' or 'R', probably part of a verticle inscription 'O]R [DO'(?). Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Fragment with part of centre/cross arm/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

9th- to 10th-century AD; likely Christian in origin, associated with the monastic settlement of Clonmacnoise, possibly used as a grave marker or commemorative cross. The interlace suggests symbolic or decorative religious significance.