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Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Cross-slab

What is recorded here

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00536 Dimensions: H 0.135, W 0.195, T 0.055 Outline cross with median line. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Part of cross arm survives.. 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-slab may have served as a grave marker or memorial within the monastic settlement of Clonmacnoise, reflecting Christian symbolism and funerary practice.

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