Corpus Refs: | Macalister/1909:39 Macalister/1949:628 |
Site: | CLMAC |
Discovery: | first mentioned, 1899 Macalister, R.A.S. |
History: | First recorded as Macalister/1899, no. 179. Recorded as still on site in Macalister/1949, 46. |
Geology: | |
Dimensions: | 0.56 x 0.39 x 0.07 (converted from Macalister/1949) |
Setting: | inc |
Location: | on site |
Form: | cross-slab |
Condition: | incomplete , some The bottom corners of the cross are missing indicating some damage to the bottom of the stone. |
Folklore: | none |
Crosses: | 1: equal-armed; outline; straight; expanded; plain; angular; none; none; plain |
Decorations: | Macalister/1909, 8: `a Greek cross potent in a single line margin; there are external corner-pieces to the margin'. |
Macalister, R.A.S. (1909): | +RECTNÍA Expansion: + RECTNÍA Macalister/1909 8 reading only Macalister/1949 46 reading only |
Orientation: | horizontal |
Position: | n/a ; broad ; above cross ; separated The inscription is above the cross and outside the margin. |
Incision: | inc |
Date: | 781 - 784 (Lionard/1961) |
Language: | name only (rbook) |
Ling. Notes: | none |
Palaeography: | Macalister/1909, 8: `the inscription is in peculiar letters'. CISP: Half-uncial, with an accent over the I, and final `OC' shape A, the initial R is minuscule and has a wedge-shaped finial atop its ascender; the E is curved and three-pronged with an elongated middle stroke. The line of text is quite uneven with the T quite a bit higher than the preceding C. |
Legibility: | good |
Lines: | 1 |
Carving errors: | 0 |
Doubtful: | no |