CLMAC/257

Corpus Refs:Macalister/1949:1091
Site:CLMAC
Discovery:first mentioned, 1949 Macalister, R.A.S.
History:
Geology:
Dimensions:0.38 x 0.61 x 0.06 (converted from Macalister/1949)
Setting:inc
Location:inc
Form:cross-slab
Condition:frgmntry , some
Folklore:none
Crosses:1: inc; outline; expanded; expanded; square; none; none; none; plain
Decorations:

Macalister/1949, 199: `A Latin cross, with a circle surrounding the centre. Inscription running horizontally across the upper arm'.

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Inscriptions


CLMAC/257/1     Pictures

Readings

Macalister, R.A.S. (1949):O~RDOFOCARTV
Expansion:
OROIT DO FOCARTV
Macalister/1949 199, Plate LXVI listing

Notes

Orientation:horizontal
Position:n/a ; broad ; beside cross ; separated
Macalister/1949, 199: `Inscription running horizontally across the upper arm'.
Incision:inc
Date:None published
Language:Goidelic (rbook)
Ling. Notes:none
Palaeography:CISP: The lettering is Insular half-uncial. The D has a wedge-shaped finial. This D has an ascender which bends to the left over an open bow. The first R is half-uncial, the second majuscule. The F has a curved top stroke and the T has a curved ascender and a flat top stroke. The final U is V-shaped. The first O is lozenge-shaped, and the A has a squarish bow.
Legibility:some
Lines:1
Carving errors:0
Doubtful:no

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