Corpus Refs: | Macalister/1945:303 |
Site: | BQUIN |
Discovery: | first mentioned, 1844 Oldham |
History: | Macalister/1945, 292, cites an article by Oldham in 1844 as the first recording of the stone. He also states that it was `standing by the gate of a field beside the road, a short distance due south of `Piggot's Cross'. |
Geology: | Macalister/1945, 292: `conglomerate'. |
Dimensions: | 2.34 x 0.91 x 0.48 (converted from Macalister/1945) |
Setting: | in ground |
Location: | on site Macalister/1945, 292, states that it was `standing by the gate of a field beside the road, a short distance due south of `Piggot's Cross'. |
Form: | plain |
Condition: | complete , good Macalister/1945, 292, speaks of some weathering of the stone. |
Folklore: | none |
Crosses: | none |
Decorations: | no other decoration |
Macalister, R.A.S. (1945): | CATABARMOCOVIRICORB Expansion: CATABAR MOCO VIRICORB Macalister/1945 292 reading only McManus/1991 96 reading only Ziegler/1994 146, 278 reading only |
Orientation: | vertical up |
Position: | SW ; arris ; n/a ; undecorated |
Incision: | inc |
Date: | 550 - 700 (Ziegler/1994) See also McManus/1991, 98. |
Language: | Goidelic (ogham) |
Ling. Notes: | McManus/1991, 93, 115, 118. |
Palaeography: | none |
Legibility: | good Macalister/1945, 292: `though weathered, it is quite legible'. |
Lines: | 1 |
Carving errors: | 0 |
Doubtful: | no |