Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00506 Dimensions: H 0.15, W 0.12, T 0.07 Stepped outline (?) cross with a median line inside a two line rectilinear frame. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Fragment of arm of cross and frame.. 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

A 9th- to 10th-century Christian cross-slab, likely used as a grave marker or commemorative monument, reflecting the early monastic tradition at the important ecclesiastical site of Clonmacnoise. The stepped outline cross and rectilinear framing are characteristic of High Cross art in Ireland.