Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00244 Dimensions: H 0.19, W 0.17, T 0.03 Outline ring cross. Inscription: Part of an inscpection survives above the head of the cross 'TORC'. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984 Condition: Fragment with part of ring and left arm of 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

Date likely to the early medieval period, possibly 8th to 10th century AD, given the style of the ring cross and the presence of an inscription. The inscription "TORC" may refer to a personal name or a local figure, and such crosses were often used as grave markers or Christian symbols in monastic or settlement contexts.