CLMAC/73

Corpus Refs:Macalister/1909:100
Macalister/1949:669
Site:CLMAC
Discovery:first mentioned, 1899 Macalister, R.A.S.
History:First recorded in Macalister/1899, 119.

Recorded as still on site in Macalister/1949, 50.

Geology:
Dimensions:0.52 x 0.46 x 0.06 (converted from Macalister/1949)
Setting:inc
Location:on site
Form:cross-slab
Condition:incomplete , poor
The stone has been badly damaged and the bottom half has been lost, resulting in the loss of the shaft of the cross, and some of the inscription.
Folklore:none
Crosses:1: inc; outline; straight; plain; curved; none; inner curv; ind; plain
Decorations:

Macalister/1909, 20: `Celtic cross arms not expanding'.

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Inscriptions


CLMAC/73/1     Pictures

Readings

Macalister, R.A.S. (1909):CU[.][--
Expansion:
CU[O][--
Expansion:
CU[C][--
Macalister/1909 20 reading only
Macalister/1949 50 reading only

Notes

Orientation:vertical down
Position:n/a ; broad ; within quadrants ; separated
Incision:inc
Date:None published
Language:Incomplete Information (rbook)
Ling. Notes:none
Palaeography:CISP: The inscription is in half-uncial and the right ascender of the U has a wedge-shaped finial.
Legibility:some
The first two letter are clear, but the third letter is damaged, leaving only a single curved stroke which could be either a C or O.
Lines:1
Carving errors:0
Doubtful:no

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