Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00666 Dimensions: A 0.16 x 0.11 x 0.04cm B 0.175 x 0.13 x 0.045cm A series of concentric squares or lozenges - not enough of the slab survives to reconstruct the design. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Two fragments of the cross (?).. 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 cross-slab may have originally featured a Christian cross with geometric ornamentation typical of monastic art in Ireland. Its location in Clonmacnoise, a historically significant monastic site, suggests a ecclesiastical or commemorative function.