| Corpus Refs: | Macalister/1945:303 |
| Site: | BQUIN |
| Discovery: | first mentioned, 1844 Oldham |
| History: | Macalister/1945, 292, cites an article by Oldham in 1844 as the first recording of the stone. He also states that it was `standing by the gate of a field beside the road, a short distance due south of `Piggot's Cross'. |
| Geology: | Macalister/1945, 292: `conglomerate'. |
| Dimensions: | 2.34 x 0.91 x 0.48 (converted from Macalister/1945) |
| Setting: | in ground |
| Location: | on site Macalister/1945, 292, states that it was `standing by the gate of a field beside the road, a short distance due south of `Piggot's Cross'. |
| Form: | plain |
| Condition: | complete , good Macalister/1945, 292, speaks of some weathering of the stone. |
| Folklore: | none |
| Crosses: | none |
| Decorations: | no other decoration |
| Macalister, R.A.S. (1945): | CATABARMOCOVIRICORB Expansion: CATABAR MOCO VIRICORB Macalister/1945 292 reading only McManus/1991 96 reading only Ziegler/1994 146, 278 reading only |
| Orientation: | vertical up |
| Position: | SW ; arris ; n/a ; undecorated |
| Incision: | inc |
| Date: | 550 - 700 (Ziegler/1994) See also McManus/1991, 98. |
| Language: | Goidelic (ogham) |
| Ling. Notes: | McManus/1991, 93, 115, 118. |
| Palaeography: | none |
| Legibility: | good Macalister/1945, 292: `though weathered, it is quite legible'. |
| Lines: | 1 |
| Carving errors: | 0 |
| Doubtful: | no |