| Corpus Refs: | Macalister/1949:952 |
| Site: | FINNE |
| Discovery: | first mentioned, 1896 Wakeman, W. |
| History: | Macalister/1949, 120, credits Wakeman with the first publication of this stone in 1896. |
| Geology: | Macalister/1949, 120: `sandstone' |
| Dimensions: | 1.24 x 0.43 x 0.46 (converted from Macalister/1949) |
| Setting: | on ground |
| Location: | on site Macalister/1949, 120: `Lying prostrate in the middle of a hilltop enclosure known as Finner Rath'. |
| Form: | plain Macalister/1949, 120: `A block of sandstone'. |
| Condition: | complete , some Macalister/1949, 120, refers to extensive weather damage to the stone. |
| Folklore: | none |
| Crosses: | none |
| Decorations: | no other decoration |
| Macalister, R.A.S. (1949): | LIATACH Expansion: LIATACH Macalister/1949 120 reading only |
| Hamlin, A. (2001): | [--] Expansion: [--] Hamlin/2001 56 reading only |
| Orientation: | vertical down |
| Position: | inc ; narrow ; n/a ; undecorated |
| Incision: | pocked Macalister/1949, 120: `probably pocked'. |
| Date: | None published |
| Language: | Incomplete Information (rbook) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | Macalister/1949, 120: `Wakeman described the inscription as being...in Roman capitals. [This] is certainly wrong: the letters are the normal half-uncials'. CISP: Insular half-uncials with the curved T, a minuscule H, and two forms of A. The first of these ia almost triangular in shape, and conforms more closely to the 'Insular minuscule' form of A illustrated in Bischoff/1990, 85. |
| Legibility: | poor Macalister/1949, 120: `The letters were probably pocked, but are in such a desperate condition of weather-wear that it would be impossible to be certain of this; indeed the decipherment is very uncertain...[there is] much doubt as to the first two letters and no complete assurance as to the others'. Hamlin/2001, 56: `This is one of Macalister's less confident readings .. The surveyors of the archaeology of the county did not confirm Macalister's reading, and it must be regarded as doubtful'. |
| Lines: | 1 |
| Carving errors: | 0 |
| Doubtful: | no |