BLFOO/2

Corpus Refs:none
Site:BLFOO
Discovery:recognised, 1992 Fisher, I.
History:Forsyth/1996, 94: `Though only a short distance away [from the other ogam at this site], the second ogham was not discovered until 1992 when Ian Fisher of the RCAHMS was carrying out further survey work on the cave'.

Fisher/2001, 66: `recorded during the present survey'.

Geology:
Dimensions:0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 (Unknown)
Setting:n/a
Location:earliest
Forsyth/1996, 94: `...the left-hand wall of the cave'.

Fisher/2001, 66: `The .. Inscription is 1.6m right of the first and its stem-line, which extends to the underside of an oblique overhang, is about 300mm long'.

Form:cave
Condition:inc , inc
Folklore:none
Crosses:none
Decorations:no other decoration

References


Inscriptions


BLFOO/2/1

Readings

Forsyth, K.S. (1996):[BL]UEDLA
Expansion:
[BL]UEDLA
Forsyth/1996 97--99 reading only
Forsyth, K.S. (1996):[V]UEDLA
Expansion:
[V]UEDLA
Forsyth/1996 97--99 concise discussion
Fisher, I. (2001):LUEDBH
Expansion:
LUEDBH
Fisher/2001 66 reading only

Notes

Orientation:vertical up
Position:n/a ; other ; inc ; inc
Forsyth/1996, 94: `...carved on the left-hand wall of the cave...about 11m...from the entrance gate'.

Fisher/2001, 66: `[carved] 1.6m right of the first [BLFOO/1] and its stem line'.

Incision:inc
Date:500 - 799 (Forsyth/1996)
Forsyth/1996, 99: `They could be as early as the Pool ogham (sixth century) or later than Dunadd (late eighth century?)'.
Language:Indeterminate (ogams)
Ling. Notes:none
Palaeography:Forsyth/1996, 97: `...its strokes and letters are more widely spaced, less carefully parallel and of a more varied length...less neat and compact than the first [BLFOO/1]'.
Legibility:poor
Fisher/2001, 66: `It appears to be artificial, but several of the horizontal lines which abut or span it are probably natural cracks'.
Lines:1
Carving errors:0
Doubtful:no

Names

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