| Corpus Refs: | Macalister/1949:1068 |
| Site: | BRIDE |
| Discovery: | recognised, 1911 Kermode, P.M.C. |
| History: | Kermode/1911--1912a [= Kermode/1994, Appendix B], 73--74, states that `the proprietor of the farm, Mrs E.C. Farrant has presented it to the Manx Museum and Ancient Monuments Trustees, by whom it is proposed to have it set up...in the shelter erected by them at Andreas Church'. Kermode also makes clear that this stone was found as part of the work on the archaeological survey of the Isle of Man. Now in the Manx Museum, Douglas (MM52). |
| Geology: | Kermode/1911--1912a [=Kermode/1994, Appendix B], 73, does not state the type of rock, but he does state that the nearest it could have come from was six miles away. Macalister/1949, 191: 'slate'. |
| Dimensions: | 0.58 x 0.51 x 0.037 (converted from Kermode/1911-1912) |
| Setting: | in display |
| Location: | Manx Museum (Cat: MM52) Now in the Manx Museum, Douglas (MM52). Macalister/1949, 191, records that this stone came from the Keeil at Balwarraugh 'in the parish of Maughold'; it is not clear why. |
| Form: | cross-slab Kermode/1911-1912a, 69: `a broken slab'. |
| Condition: | frgmntry , good The stone is broken. There is no right-hand arm of the cross, and only a small section of the shaft. Kermode/1911--1912a [=Kermode/1994, Appendix B], 69, suggests it may have originally stood to five feet tall. |
| Folklore: | none |
| Crosses: | 1: latin; outline; straight; plain; round holl; angular; outer curv; inc; plain |
| Decorations: | Kermode/1911--1912a [=Kermode/1994, Appendix B], 69--70, states, `The cross and the lower margin of the connecting ring are bordered by lines...an incised Celtic cross, with the limbs connected by a circular ring, and the whole surrounded by a rectangular panel'. The stone has a number of small equal-armed crosses associated with the inscriptions, and a number of small carved animals. Kermode goes on to argue that the stone might also exhibit the agnus dei symbol. |
| Kermode, P.M.C. (1911): | LUGRI Expansion: LUGRI Kermode/1911 33 reading only Kermode/1911--1912a 71 reading only |
| Macalister, R.A.S. (1949): | LUGNI Expansion: LUGNI Macalister/1949 191 reading only |
| Thomas, C. (1971): | LUG[R^N]I Expansion: LUG[R]I Translation: (Pray for the soul) of Lugri (PN). Expansion: LUG[N]I Translation: (Pray for the soul) of Lugni (PN). Thomas/1971b 189 reading only |
| Orientation: | horizontal |
| Position: | inc ; broad ; on cross ; panel The inscription is contained within an inscribed panel just above the centre of the arms of the cross. |
| Incision: | chiselled Kermode/1911--1912a [=Kermode/1994, Appendix B], 71: `chiselled'. |
| Date: | 666 - 733 (Kermode/1911--1912a) Kermode/1911--1912a[=Kermode/1994, Appendix B], 71, `close of the seventh or beginning of the eighth century'. 766 - 833 (Cubbon/1982) Cubbon/1982, 265, `late eighth or early ninth century'. 800 - 800 (Thomas/1971) Thomas/1971b, 189, 'a date centred on 800 or so'. |
| Language: | name only (rcaps) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | The L, U, and G are in capitals, the R is in minuscule. |
| Legibility: | good The inscription is clear. |
| Lines: | 1 |
| Carving errors: | 0 |
| Doubtful: | no |
| Kermode, P.M.C. (1911): | DIPRUI Expansion: DIPRUI Kermode/1911 33 reading only Kermode/1911--1912a 71 reading only Kermode/1911--1912b 593--595 reading only |
| Macalister, R.A.S. (1949): | DIPRUI Expansion: DIPRUI Macalister/1949 191 reading only |
| Thomas, C. (1971): | DIPRUI Expansion: DIPRUI Translation: (Pray for the soul) of Diprui (PN). Thomas/1971b 189 reading only |
| Orientation: | horizontal |
| Position: | inc ; broad ; on cross ; panel The inscription is in the middle of the upper arm of the cross, within an inscribed panel. |
| Incision: | chiselled Kermode/1911--1912a [=Kermode/1994, Appendix B], 71, `chiselled'. |
| Date: | 600 - 799 (Kermode/1911) 766 - 833 (Cubbon/1982) Cubbon/1982, 265, `late eighth or early ninth century'. 666 - 733 (Kermode/1911--1912a) Kermode/1911--1912a[=Kermode/1994, Appendix B], 71, `close of the seventh or beginning of the eighth century'. 800 - 800 (Thomas/1971) Thomas/1971b, 189, 'a date centred on 800 or so'. |
| Language: | name only (rbook) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | The D, P, and R of the inscription are in minuscule. |
| Legibility: | good The text is within an inscribed panel and is clear. |
| Lines: | 1 |
| Carving errors: | 0 |
| Doubtful: | no |
| Kermode, P.M.C. (1911): | +CONDLICCI Expansion: + CONDLICCI Translation: + Condlicci (PN). Kermode/1911--1912a 71 reading only |
| Kermode, P.M.C. (1911): | +CONDLLICI Expansion: + CONDLLICI Translation: + Condllici (PN). Kermode/1911 33 reading only |
| Macalister, R.A.S. (1949): | +CONDILICI Expansion: + CONDILICI Macalister/1949 191 reading only |
| Thomas, C. (1971): | +CONDILICI Expansion: + CONDILICI Translation: (Pray for the soul) of Condilici (PN). Thomas/1971b 189 reading only |
| Orientation: | horizontal |
| Position: | inc ; broad ; on cross ; other The inscription is at the top of the upper-arm of the cross, and just under the border running around the stone. |
| Incision: | cut Kermode/1994, Appendix B (=Kermode/1911--1912a), 16: `cut lightly and not with a chisel'. |
| Date: | 600 - 799 (Kermode/1911) 800 - 800 (Thomas/1971) Thomas/1971b, 189, 'a date centred on 800 or so'. 766 - 833 (Cubbon/1982) Cubbon/1982, 265, `late eighth or early ninth century'. 666 - 733 (Kermode/1911--1912a) Kermode/1911--1912a[=Kermode/1994, Appendix B], 71, `close of the seventh or beginning of the eighth century'. |
| Language: | name only (rbook) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | N, D and L are all in minuscule, the other letters are indeterminate. |
| Legibility: | poor The first four letters and the last two have not caused any confusion. The middle three however, have been read in a number of different ways. |
| Lines: | 1 |
| Carving errors: | 0 |
| Doubtful: | no |
Kermode/1911--1912a [=Kermode/1994, Appendix B], 72; Thomas/1971b, 190 and Cubbon/1982, 265, all argue that it is a latinized Celtic name.
| Kermode, P.M.C. (1911): | MAB[O]R[AI]SCRIBA+BRE
RB[--] Expansion: MAB[O]R[AI] SCRIBA + BRERB[--] Translation: Last word read as separate inscription by Macalister/1949 and Thomas/1971b. Kermode/1911 33 reading only Kermode/1911--1912a 71 reading only |
| Macalister, R.A.S. (1949): | +MALBRENSCRIBA Expansion: + MALBREN SCRIBA Translation: For the other graffito see BRIDE/1/7 Macalister/1949 191 reading only |
| Orientation: | horizontal |
| Position: | inc ; broad ; above cross ; separated The inscription lies above the cross within the border of the stone. |
| Incision: | scratched Kermode/1911--1912a [=Kermode/1994, Appendix B], 71: `scratched rather than cut'. |
| Date: | 800 - 800 (Thomas/1971) Thomas/1971b, 189: 'a date centred on 800 or so'. 766 - 833 (Cubbon/1982) Cubbon/1982, 265, `late eighth or early ninth century'. |
| Language: | Latin (rbook) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | The inscription is in Insular minuscule letters, with an f shaped S. |
| Legibility: | some The first and third words of the text are difficult to read, the middle word is easier. |
| Lines: | 1 |
| Carving errors: | 0 |
| Doubtful: | no |
| Macalister, R.A.S. (1949): | LAGUBERI Expansion: LAGUBERI Macalister/1949 191 reading only |
| Orientation: | Indeterminate |
| Position: | inc ; arris ; n/a ; separated The text is supposed to be on the left hand edge of the stone. |
| Incision: | chiselled Kermode/1911--1912a [=Kermode/1994, Appendix B], 73: `carefully chiselled'. |
| Date: | 666 - 733 (Kermode/1911--1912a) 800 - 800 (Thomas/1971) Thomas/1971b, 189: 'a date centred on 800 or so'. |
| Language: | Goidelic (ogham) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | none |
| Legibility: | poor Kermode/1911--1912a [=Kermode/1994, Appendix B], 73, thought he could read 3 Ogham scores, and Macalister/1949, 191, read a whole name. The text if there at all, is very difficult to make out. |
| Lines: | 1 |
| Carving errors: | 0 |
| Doubtful: | yes |
| Kermode, P.M.C. (1911): | R[UUI] Expansion: R[UUI] Kermode/1911--1912a 71-72 minor reference |
| Orientation: | horizontal |
| Position: | inc ; broad ; on cross ; other The text is supposed to be on the upper arm of the cross. |
| Incision: | scatched Kermode/1911--1912a [=Kermode/1994, Appendix B], 71: `scratched very lightly'. |
| Date: | 666 - 733 (Kermode/1911--1912a) 800 - 800 (Thomas/1971) Thomas/1971b, 189: 'a date centred on 800 or so'. |
| Language: | Incomplete Information (rbook) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | Kermode thought he could make out a minuscule R. |
| Legibility: | poor Kermode/1911--1912a [=Kermode/1994, Appendix B], 71, thought he could make out four letters. If they are there they are very faint indeed. |
| Lines: | 1 |
| Carving errors: | 0 |
| Doubtful: | yes |
| Macalister, R.A.S. (1949): | BREDLIEN Expansion: BREDLIEN Macalister/1949 191 reading only |
| Macalister, R.A.S. (1949): | BRENLIER Expansion: BRENLIER Macalister/1949 191 reading only |
| Thomas, C. (1971): | BRE[-- Expansion: BRE[-- Thomas/1971 189 reading only |
| Orientation: | horizontal |
| Position: | n/a ; broad ; above cross ; panel Kermode/1911--1912a, 71: `on the upper band of the rectangular panel'. |
| Incision: | scratched Kermode/1911--1912a, 71: `scratched rather than cut'. |
| Date: | 666 - 733 (Kermode/1911--1912a) 800 - 800 (Thomas/1971) Thomas/1971b, 189: 'a date centred on 800 or so'. |
| Language: | name only (rbook) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | Thomas/1971b, 189: `insular minuscule'. |
| Legibility: | good Macalister/1949, 191, is unsure of the reading and Thomas/1971b, 189 is only clear on the first three letters. |
| Lines: | 1 |
| Carving errors: | 0 |
| Doubtful: | no |