ARFYN/1

Corpus Refs:none
Site:ARFYN
Discovery:arch excav, 1969 White, R.B.
History:The stone was re-used some time after its first erection as the lintel stone in a long-cist grave. Upon its excavation, it was moved to Bodedern parish church.
Geology:White/1971-1972, 34: 'a boulder of igneous rock such as occur in the boulder-clay of which the hillock consists'.
Dimensions:0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 (Unknown)
Setting:in display
Location:on site
The stone is currently in Bodedern parish church.
Form:plain
White/1971-72, 34, `boulder'.
Condition:complete , good
White/1971--1972, 34, argues that the stone is largely unweathered, and that it was was not damaged in excavation. However, White notes that stone's back `had been repeatedly plough struck'.
Folklore:none
Crosses:none
Decorations:no other decoration

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Inscriptions


ARFYN/1/1

Readings

White, R.B. (1971):ERCAGNI
Expansion:
ERCAGNI
White/1971-72 343--344 reading only

Notes

Orientation:vertical down
Position:inc ; broad ; n/a ; undecorated
Incision:pocked
White/1971--1972, 34 `confidently pocked'.
Date:475 - 525 (White/1971-72)
Language:name only (rcaps)
Ling. Notes:none
Palaeography:White/1971--1972, 34: `...debased Roman capitals'.

The inscription is in capitals. The oblique bar of the 'R' appears to not join the upright, and the cross-bar of the 'A' appears sloped upwards to the right. All the other letters appear standard.

Legibility:good
White/1971--1972, 34: `the lettering is still relatively fresh'.
Lines:1
Carving errors:0
Doubtful:no

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