CSTLD/1

Corpus Refs:Huebner/1876:20
Macalister/1945:487
Okasha/1993:10
Site:CSTLD
Discovery:first mentioned, 1540 Leland
History:This stone has a long and complex history.

Summarising from Okasha/1993, 91--2:

i) 1540 it was 1 mile from Castledore, and 2.5 or more miles from Fowey.

ii) Between 1540--1711 (probably before 1602) it was to be found on the roadside about 1 mile from Fowey.

iii) c. 1742 it had been dumped in a ditch a short distance from the cross-road along the Castledore road.

iv) Between 1803--1817 the stone was set upright at same spot (near Newton).

v) A short while before 1894, it was moved to the `centre of the highway outside Menabilly Lodge gates'.

vi) 1971 stone had been moved a few metres to present position.

The stone was in use as an Ordanance Survey survey point in 1896 (Langdon/1896, 12) as shown by a OS mark carved below the text.

Geology:Macalister/1945, 465: `granite'.
Dimensions:3.0 x 0.54 x 0.45 (Okasha/1993)
Setting:in ground
Location:Castledore; Current location.
Okasha/1993, 91, states that the stone is on the left-hand side of the A3082, about 1.5km outside of Fowey.
Form:plain
Condition:incomplete , good
Okasha/1993, 92, the stone is `partially broken'.
Folklore:Stone is linked with the story of Tristan and Isolt, see Thomas/1994, 279--280.
Crosses:none
Decorations:other

Okasha/1993, 92: `a T shape in relief on one face. A T shaped incision 10" high and 1'0" across'.

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Readings

Macalister, R.A.S. (1945):CIRVSINIVSHICIACIT | CVNO{M}ORIFILIVS
Expansion:
CIRVSINVS HIC IACIT CVNOMORI FILIVS
Macalister/1945 465--466 reading only
Okasha, E. (1985):[CIRV--V--NCIACIT] | CV[N]O[{M}]ORIFILIVS
Expansion:
CIR[--]V[--]NC IACIT CVNOMORI FILIVS
Translation:
Here lies Cirv[--] (PN) son of Cunomorus(PN).
Okasha/1993 92--94 reading only
Thomas, C. (1994):{D}RVSTA/NVSHICIACIT | CVNO{M}ORIFILIVS
Expansion:
DRUSTANUS HIC IACIT CVNOMORI FILIVS
Translation:
Drustanus (PN) lies here, of Cunomor[as] (PN), the son.
Thomas/1994 279--280 substantial discussion

Notes

Orientation:vertical down
Position:S ; broad ; n/a ; undecorated
Okasha/1993, 92: `The text is in two lines...reading downwards and facing left'.
Incision:cut/rubbed
Macalister/1945, 465: `cut and rubbed'.
Date:400 - 1099 (Okasha/1993)

533 - 599 (Thomas/1994)
Language:Latin (rcaps)
Ling. Notes:none
Palaeography:Okasha/1993, 92: `predominantly capital script'.
Legibility:some
Okasha/1993, 92: `The text is rather deteriorated'.
Lines:2
Carving errors:0
Doubtful:no

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