CLMAC/79

Corpus Refs:Macalister/1909:108
Macalister/1949:675
Petrie/1872:11
Site:CLMAC
Discovery:first mentioned, 1872 Petrie, G.
History:Petrie/1872, 18: `drawn by Colonel Burton Conyngham for Dr. Petrie'.

Recorded as still on site in Macalister/1949, 50.

Geology:
Dimensions:0.76 x 0.56 x 0.15 (converted from Macalister/1949)
Setting:inc
Location:on site
Form:cross-slab
Condition:complete , some
The stone appears to be in good condition, apart from some small losses at the very bottom.
Folklore:none
Crosses:1: latin; outline; straight; plain; round holl; none; inner curv; other; plain
Decorations:

Macalister/1909, 22: `A plain Celtic cross, fitchee'.

Macalister/1949, 50: `wheel cross fitchee'.

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Inscriptions


CLMAC/79/1     Pictures

Readings

Petrie, G. (1872):OR~ || ARCHUINDLESS
Expansion:
OROIT AR CHUINDLESS
Translation:
Pray for Cuindless (PN).
Petrie/1872 18 reading only
Macalister, R.A.S. (1909):O~R~ || ARCHUINDLESS
Expansion:
OROIT AR CHUINDLESS
Macalister/1909 22 reading only
Macalister/1949 50 reading only

Notes

Orientation:mixed directions
Position:n/a ; broad ; within quadrants ; separated
Incision:inc
Date:720 - 724 (Lionard/1961)
Language:Goidelic (rbook)
Ling. Notes:none
Palaeography:CISP: The inscription is in half-uncial. The initial OR has a contraction mark over it. The A of the 2nd line is angular and the R minuscule. The CH is conjoined, but not ligatured. The D is open-bowed with an ascender bending leftwards. The E is three-pronged, with the middle stroke not attached to the upright, and the final S's are minuscule.
Legibility:good
Lines:2
Carving errors:0
Doubtful:no

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