Corpus Refs: | Macalister/1909:253 Macalister/1949:790 Petrie/1872:146 |
Site: | CLMAC |
Discovery: | first mentioned, 1822 Petrie, G. |
History: | Petrie/1872, 65: `Drawn by Dr. Petrie at Clonmacnois, in the year 1822'. Macalister/1909, 116, Macalister/1909, 47, and Macalister/1949, 63, all record the stone as lost. |
Geology: | |
Dimensions: | 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 (Unknown) |
Setting: | Lost (present 1822, missing 1899) |
Location: | Petrie/1872, 65, records the stone as extant in 1822. Macalister/1899, 116, records the stone as lost in 1899. Macalister/1909, 116, Macalister/1909, 47, and Macalister/1949, 63, all record the stone as lost. |
Form: | cross-slab |
Condition: | n/a , n/a |
Folklore: | none |
Crosses: | 1: inc; interlace; straight; half-round; circular; none; inner curv; ind; decorated |
Decorations: | geometric ribbon interlace Macalister/1909, 47: `A fragment of a very beautiful cross...[with] very elaborate knot-work. The loose end in the upper sinister canton, and some other indications, show that the knot is incorrectly deciphered [by Petrie]'. |
Petrie, G. (1822): | FOGAR || TA[..] Expansion: FOGARTA[CH] Macalister/1909 47 reading only Macalister/1949 63 reading only Petrie/1872 65 reading only |
Orientation: | horizontal |
Position: | n/a ; broad ; within quadrants ; quadrant |
Incision: | inc |
Date: | None published |
Language: | name only (rbook) |
Ling. Notes: | none |
Palaeography: | CISP: The lettering is Insular half-uncial. The A's are in the 'OC' form. The T has a curved ascender and a flat top-stroke, and the F and G are also in the classic half-uncial forms. The O has a heart-shaped bow, and the R is majuscule. |
Legibility: | n/a |
Lines: | 1 |
Carving errors: | 0 |
Doubtful: | no |