CLMAC/227

Corpus Refs:Macalister/1949:823
Site:CLMAC
Discovery:first mentioned, 1949 Molloy
History:Macalister/1949, 65, 67, is the first record of the stone, stating that it was found by Mr. Molloy.
Geology:
Dimensions:0.64 x 0.46 x 0.11 (converted from Macalister/1949)
Setting:inc
Location:on site
Form:cross-slab
Condition:frgmntry , good
Folklore:none
Crosses:1: latin; outline; straight; ind; ind; angular; ind; half-round; decorated
Decorations:

Macalister/1949, 67: `Cross with looped terminal: the ornament in the expansion [is] defaced'.

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Inscriptions


CLMAC/227/1     Pictures

Readings

Macalister, R.A.S. (1949):--]ACHT
Expansion:
[--]ACHT
Macalister/1949 67 reading only

Notes

Orientation:vertical down
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 is in the 'OC' form and the minuscule H may have a wedge-shaped finial atop its acender. The T has a curved ascender and a flat top-stroke.
Legibility:some
The initial A is damaged, but the other three letters are shown as clear in Macalister/1949, Plate XXVII.
Lines:1
Carving errors:0
Doubtful:no

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