Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00380 Dimensions: H 0.468, W 0.365, T 0.01 An outline expansional cross with median line and circular centre. The semicircular terminal has fret pattern. Inscription: Part of an inscription 'O] DO [V'. Evidence of discovery: Macalister 1898-1905. Condition: Fragment with part of centre/terminal/two arms. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-160, 248. 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

A 10th- to 11th-century Christian cross-slab, likely used as a grave marker or commemorative monument; its intricate design reflects the artistic traditions of early medieval monastic Ireland, possibly associated with the monastic settlement of Clonmacnoise.