Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00494 Dimensions: H 0.13, W 0.36, T 0.05 Outline cross inside a single line (?) rectilinear frame. There is a line across the arm of the cross. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Fragment with part of frame and arm of 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

Likely dating to the early medieval period, this cross-slab may have functioned as a grave marker or commemorative monument, reflecting Christian symbolism in the Clonmacnoise monastic settlement. The line across the cross arm could indicate a stylistic variation or a symbolic modification with local significance.