| Corpus Refs: | Huebner/1876:210 |
| Site: | PEEBL |
| Discovery: | non-arch dig, 1261 inc |
| History: | NMRS/NT24SE4.1, notes that Fordoun, writing in the middle of the 14th century...stated that on 9th May 1261 a `magnificent and venerable cross' probably of wood or metal was found, lying on a stone inscribed `locus sancti Nicolae episcopi'...Fordoun's account strongly suggests the stone may have been an Early Christian stone of the same type as the `Petrus' stone at Whithorn. |
| Geology: | |
| Dimensions: | 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 (Unknown) |
| Setting: | Lost (present 1261, missing ) |
| Location: | RCAHMS/1967, 177: 'This stone has long since disappeared.' |
| Form: | otherwise unclassified |
| Condition: | inc , inc |
| Folklore: | none |
| Crosses: | none |
| Decorations: | no other decoration |
| Fordoun (1261): | LOCVS SANCTI NICOLAI EPISCOPI Expansion: LOCVS SANCTI NICOLAI EPISCOPI Translation: The place of Saint Nicholas (PN) the bishop. RCAHMS/1967 176--177 reading only |
| Huebner, E. (1876): | LOCVS SANCTI NICHOLAI EPISCOPI Expansion: LOCUS SANCTI NICHOLAI EPISCOPI Huebner/1876 76 reading only |
| Duncan, A.A.M. (1981): | LOCVS SANCTI NINIAVI Expansion: LOCVS SANCTI NINIAVI Duncan/1981 inc Incomplete Information Thomas/1992a 4 reading only |
| Orientation: | Incomplete Information |
| Position: | inc ; inc ; inc ; inc |
| Incision: | |
| Date: | None published |
| Language: | Latin (rcaps) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | Thomas/1992a, 4: `possibly in capitals'. |
| Legibility: | n/a Thomas/1992a, 4: `the inscription could be read'. |
| Lines: | |
| Carving errors: | |
| Doubtful: | no |
Nicholas is, however, a Biblical name, and thus could have been the name of a more local saint.