| Corpus Refs: | none |
| Site: | MAUGH |
| Discovery: | non-arch dig, 1948 Megaw, B.R.S. |
| History: | Cubbon/1966, 26: `Found 1948 by sexton at depth of c.4ft, when digging a grave about 12 yds. west of the east gate of church-yard...In Manx Museum'. |
| Geology: | Cubbon/1966, 26: `Slate'. |
| Dimensions: | 0.53 x 0.41 x 0.06 (converted from Megaw/1950) |
| Setting: | in display |
| Location: | Manx Museum (Cat: MM 169) Cubbon/1966, 26: `In Manx Museum'. |
| Form: | cross-slab |
| Condition: | incomplete , good The stone is badly broken and the right arm of the cross, and most of the shaft are missing. |
| Folklore: | none |
| Crosses: | 1: inc; outline; straight; plain; round holl; none; billet; inc; plain |
| Decorations: | Cubbon/1966, 26: `Cross with thistle-shaped hollows at intersection of arms, and square central panel'. The terminals and the round hollow crossing have an incised double-line border. |
| Cubbon, A. (1966): | IHS XPS | BRANHUI | HUC AQUA | DIRIVAVIT Expansion: IHESUS CHRISTUS BRANHUI HUC AQUA DIRIVAVIT Translation: Jesus saviour of mankind: Christos: Branhui(PN) led off water to this place. Cubbon/1966 26 reading only Cubbon/1982 262 reading only |
| Cubbon, A. (1971): | BRANHUI | HUC AQUA | DIRIVAVIT Expansion: BRANUI HUC AQUA DIRIVAVIT Translation: Branhui (PN) led off water to this place. Cubbon/1971 9 reading only |
| Orientation: | horizontal |
| Position: | inc ; broad ; within quadrants ; panel Cubbon/1971, 9: `square central panel encloses an inscription'.
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| Incision: | inc |
| Date: | 766 - 833 (Cubbon/1971) 800 - 899 (Cubbon/1966) 820 - 820 (Cubbon/1982) He dates the inscription by letter-form. 800 - 899 (Jackson/1953) |
| Language: | Latin (rbook) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | Cubbon/1982, 262: `the lettering in a style recalling Insular manuscripts'. Cubbon/1971, 9: `Roman minuscule lettering'. The inscription is in Insular half-uncial with the `oc' form of `a'. |
| Legibility: | good The inscription is perfectly clear. |
| Lines: | 3 |
| Carving errors: | 0 |
| Doubtful: | no |
| Cubbon, A. (1966): | HUC[R/S]IT Expansion: HUC SIT Expansion: HUC RIT Cubbon/1966 26 reading only |
| Orientation: | Incomplete Information |
| Position: | n/a ; broad ; inc ; inc Cubbon/1966, 26, simply mentions that there is a graffito on Face B of this stone. |
| Incision: | inc Cubbon/1966, 26, describes the inscription as a `graffito'. |
| Date: | None published |
| Language: | Latin (inc) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | none |
| Legibility: | inc |
| Lines: | 1 |
| Carving errors: | 0 |
| Doubtful: | no |