Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00468 Dimensions: H 0.27, W 0.225, T 0.038 A single line circular frame divided by a linear cross into four quarters. In each there is a circle with a linear cross with wedge shaped terminals inside. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: OPW 1954-58 Condition: Just over half the slab survives. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-398. 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 Christian period (5th–9th century AD), given the cross motif and style. The design may have had a Christian symbolic function, possibly marking a grave or serving as a devotional object.