Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00497 Dimensions: H 0.22, W 0.21, T 0.07 An outline cross with a two line rectilinear frame. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Fragment of the 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

Early Christian period, likely 7th to 10th century. The cross may have served a funerary or commemorative function, reflecting the Christian symbolism common in monastic sites such as Clonmacnoise.