Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00513 Dimensions: H 0.19, W 0.17, T 0.058 Two line frame - pock marking of carving quite visible. There is a line running diagonally into the inner corner of the frame. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Fragment of a corner of a 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

Probably early Christian period, associated with the monastic site of Clonmacnoise; the cross-slab may have marked a grave or served as a memorial, with the diagonal line possibly indicating a symbolic or decorative element linked to Christian iconography.