Corpus Refs: | none |
Site: | UNPR2 |
Discovery: | first mentioned, 1980 Fanning, T. et al. |
History: | Fanning/ÓhÉailidhe/1980, 16: `at present in the Castle Museum, Athlone [Westmeath]. It is not labelled or registered and those with whom we consulted were unable to supply any information concerning its original provenance'. |
Geology: | Fanning/ÓhÉailidhe/1980, 16, `sandstone'. |
Dimensions: | 0.45 x 0.36 x 0.0 (Fanning/ÓhÉailidhe/1980) |
Setting: | in display |
Location: | Castle Museum, Athlone Fanning/ÓhÉailidhe/1980, 16: `at present in the Castle Museum, Athlone.' |
Form: | name-slab |
Condition: | incomplete , good |
Folklore: | none |
Crosses: | none |
Decorations: | no other decoration |
Fannint, T. et al. (1980): | [--][C/A/T]RAD Expansion: [--][C]RAD Expansion: [--][A]RAD Expansion: [--][T]RAD Fanning/ÓhÉailidhe/1980 16 reading only |
Orientation: | horizontal |
Position: | n/a ; broad ; n/a ; undecorated |
Incision: | inc |
Date: | None published |
Language: | name only (rbook) |
Ling. Notes: | none |
Palaeography: | CISP: The lettering is Insular half-uncial. The A is in the 'OC' form and the R is half-uncial. The D has a closed bow and a vertical ascender. |
Legibility: | good Fanning/ÓhÉailidhe/1980, 16: `bears the latter part of an inscription consisting of the letters RAD and a small part of a letter which might be a C, A or T'. |
Lines: | 1 |
Carving errors: | 0 |
Doubtful: | no |