Corpus Refs: | Huebner/1876:20 Macalister/1945:487 Okasha/1993:10 |
Site: | CSTLD |
Discovery: | first mentioned, 1540 Leland |
History: | This stone has a long and complex history. Summarising from Okasha/1993, 91--2: i) 1540 it was 1 mile from Castledore, and 2.5 or more miles from Fowey. ii) Between 1540--1711 (probably before 1602) it was to be found on the roadside about 1 mile from Fowey. iii) c. 1742 it had been dumped in a ditch a short distance from the cross-road along the Castledore road. iv) Between 1803--1817 the stone was set upright at same spot (near Newton). v) A short while before 1894, it was moved to the `centre of the highway outside Menabilly Lodge gates'. vi) 1971 stone had been moved a few metres to present position. The stone was in use as an Ordanance Survey survey point in 1896 (Langdon/1896, 12) as shown by a OS mark carved below the text. |
Geology: | Macalister/1945, 465: `granite'. |
Dimensions: | 3.0 x 0.54 x 0.45 (Okasha/1993) |
Setting: | in ground |
Location: | Castledore; Current location. Okasha/1993, 91, states that the stone is on the left-hand side of the A3082, about 1.5km outside of Fowey. |
Form: | plain |
Condition: | incomplete , good Okasha/1993, 92, the stone is `partially broken'. |
Folklore: | Stone is linked with the story of Tristan and Isolt, see Thomas/1994, 279--280. |
Crosses: | none |
Decorations: | other Okasha/1993, 92: `a T shape in relief on one face. A T shaped incision 10" high and 1'0" across'. |
Macalister, R.A.S. (1945): | CIRVSINIVSHICIACIT | CVNO{M}ORIFILIVS Expansion: CIRVSINVS HIC IACIT CVNOMORI FILIVS Macalister/1945 465--466 reading only |
Okasha, E. (1985): | [CIRV--V--NCIACIT] | CV[N]O[{M}]ORIFILIVS Expansion: CIR[--]V[--]NC IACIT CVNOMORI FILIVS Translation: Here lies Cirv[--] (PN) son of Cunomorus(PN). Okasha/1993 92--94 reading only |
Thomas, C. (1994): | {D}RVSTA/NVSHICIACIT | CVNO{M}ORIFILIVS Expansion: DRUSTANUS HIC IACIT CVNOMORI FILIVS Translation: Drustanus (PN) lies here, of Cunomor[as] (PN), the son. Thomas/1994 279--280 substantial discussion |
Orientation: | vertical down |
Position: | S ; broad ; n/a ; undecorated Okasha/1993, 92: `The text is in two lines...reading downwards and facing left'. |
Incision: | cut/rubbed Macalister/1945, 465: `cut and rubbed'. |
Date: | 400 - 1099 (Okasha/1993) 533 - 599 (Thomas/1994) |
Language: | Latin (rcaps) |
Ling. Notes: | none |
Palaeography: | Okasha/1993, 92: `predominantly capital script'. |
Legibility: | some Okasha/1993, 92: `The text is rather deteriorated'. |
Lines: | 2 |
Carving errors: | 0 |
Doubtful: | no |