What is recorded here

Cross-slab in Cloonburren is a cross-slab in Cloonburren, County Roscommon, Ireland. An almost complete cross-slab and fragments of nine others are displayed in the graveyard, though four recorded slabs are not present. The visible piece is irregularly-shaped sandstone bearing a single zig-zag line that forms two arms of a cross.

An almost complete cross-slab (RO056-007003-) and fragments of nine others are displayed in the graveyard, but four recorded slabs are not present. This is an irregularly-shaped piece of sandstone (Wth 15cm; H 10-20cm) with a single zig-zag line that shows two arms of a cross, and it is on display (Herity et al. 1997, 115, 010, Cloonburren 07). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 22 October 2014

Likely dating to the early medieval period (5th–11th century), the cross-slab may have served a Christian funerary or commemorative function, reflecting the spread of Christianity in the region. Such stones often carried symbolic or scriptural carvings, though specific iconography or inscriptions on this example are not detailed.

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