Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00237 Dimensions: H 0.46, W 0.33, T 0.07 Outline ring cross with hollow angles. The trieskilon in the centre is not common on this type of cross, it is more usual on expansional crosses. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Macalister 1898-1905 Condition: Fragment with centre and part of stem of cross. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-460. 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

9th- to 10th-century Christian cross-slab, likely associated with the monastic site of Clonmacnoise; the inclusion of a trieskilon may symbolize the Trinity or have earlier pagan significance.