Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00519 Dimensions: H 0.135, W 0.13, T 0.06 Fragment of a two line circular frame of ring. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Fragment, very worn and flaked.. 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 fragment may have been part of a Christian cross slab associated with the monastic site of Clonmacnoise. Its circular ring motif could symbolize eternity or the sun, common themes in early Irish Christian and prehistoric art.