CLMAC/19

Corpus Refs:Macalister/1909:19
Macalister/1949:615
Site:CLMAC
Discovery:first mentioned, 1899 Macalister, R.A.S.
History:First recorded as Macalister/1899, no. 164.

Macalister/1949, 44, records the stone as still on site.

Geology:
Dimensions:0.41 x 0.29 x 0.05 (converted from Macalister/1949)
Setting:inc
Location:on site
Form:name-slab
Condition:complete , some
The stone appears broken around all its edges, yet the text appears complete, making it uncertain whether the stone was damaged when it was carved.
Folklore:none
Crosses:1: equal-armed; linear; straight; expanded; plain; none; none; none; plain
Decorations:

Macalister/1909, 4: `Greek cross with triangular ends'.

Macalister/1949, 44: `Greek cross with triangular ends'.

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Inscriptions


CLMAC/19/1     Pictures

Readings

Macalister, R.A.S. (1909):SNÉDREA | GOL
Expansion:
SNÉDREAGOL
Lionard/1961 159 reading only
Macalister/1909 4 reading only
Macalister/1949 44 reading only

Notes

Orientation:horizontal
Position:n/a ; broad ; above cross ; undivided
Incision:inc
Date:783 - 783 (Macalister/1949)

783 - 786 (Lionard/1961)
Language:name only (rbook)
Ling. Notes:none
Palaeography:CISP: The inscription is in half-uncial. The initial S is larger than the other letters, the N is majuscule, the E has an accent above it, the A is in the `OC' form, and the D is open-bowed.
Legibility:good
The inscription is clear.
Lines:2
Carving errors:0
Doubtful:no

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