Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00648 Dimensions: H 0.165, W 0.17, T 0.05 Two line corder with simple fret pattern. Part of an outline ring (?) cross. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Fragment with part of a frame. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-914. 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 had a liturgical or commemorative function, typical of monastic sites like Clonmacnoise, and its design reflects Insular Christian artistic traditions.