CLMAC/57

Corpus Refs:Macalister/1909:79
Macalister/1949:653
Site:CLMAC
Discovery:first mentioned, 1899 Macalister, R.A.S.
History:This inscription is probably that recorded in Macalister/1899, 117, no. 102.

Recorded as still on site in Macalister/1949, 48.

Geology:
Dimensions:0.61 x 0.43 x 0.05 (converted from Macalister/1949)
Setting:inc
Location:on site
Form:cross-slab
Condition:complete , some
The left edge of the stone is damaged, taking with it some of the cross.
Folklore:none
Crosses:1: equal-armed; outline; straight; expanded; plain; circular; outer curv; none; decorated
Decorations:

Macalister/1909, 16: `a cross with square expanding arm-ends, in each of which is a small stroke, all contained in a double-line circle'.

Macalister/1949, 48: `cross in a circle, with square expansions at terminals'.

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Inscriptions


CLMAC/57/1     Pictures

Readings

Macalister, R.A.S. (1909):MARCUS
Expansion:
MARCUS
Macalister/1909 16 reading only
Macalister/1949 48 reading only

Notes

Orientation:horizontal
Position:n/a ; broad ; above cross ; separated
The inscription is above the cross and outside the margins. It is also very cramped against the top of the stone.
Incision:inc
Date:None published
Language:name only (rbook)
Ling. Notes:none
Palaeography:CISP: The inscription is in half-uncial. The A is in the `OC' form; the R is angular and majuscule; the S is minuscule, and the M has a short stroke to the right from the top of the last ascender.
Legibility:good
The inscription seems clear.
Lines:1
Carving errors:0
Doubtful:no

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