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Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Cross-slab

What is recorded here

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00534 Dimensions: H 0.16, W 0.15, T 0.03 A single line frame or cross. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Fragment.. 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 (5th–10th century), the cross-slab may have functioned as a funerary or commemorative monument, reflecting Christian symbolism in a monastic or settlement context. No specific folklore or detailed use has been recorded for this fragment.

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