Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00447 Dimensions: H 0.24, W 0.19, T 0.055 Part of a looped terminal of an outline expansional cross with median line. Inscription: Part of the letter 'D'. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Fragment only, part of a terminal.. 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

Dateable to the early medieval period, likely 8th to 10th century AD, the cross-slab reflects Christian symbolism associated with the monastic settlement of Clonmacnoise. The partial inscription suggests it may have marked a burial or had a commemorative function.