| Corpus Refs: | Macalister/1949:881 Petrie/1878:71 |
| Site: | GLEND |
| Discovery: | first mentioned, 1830 Petrie, G. |
| History: | Petrie/1878, 61: `It is therefore, the more to be regretted that, within a recent period, this stone should have been almost completely destroyed. Drawn by Dr. Petrie from the stone some time between the years 1820 and 1830'. Macalister/1949, 82: `now secured against the inner face of the north wall of the Cathedral...the stone is incorrectly stated in CIIL [Petrie/1878] to have been `entirely destroyed'. |
| Geology: | |
| Dimensions: | 2.18 x 1.04 x 0.05 (converted from Macalister/1949) |
| Setting: | in display |
| Location: | on site Macalister/1949, 82: `now secured against the inner face of the north wall of the Cathedral'. |
| Form: | cross-slab |
| Condition: | incomplete , some Macalister/1949, 82: `most of the dexter margin is chipped away'. |
| Folklore: | none |
| Crosses: | 1: latin; inc; straight; half-round; circular; angular; none; none; decorated 2: equal-armed; outline; straight; inc; plain; circular; none; none; plain 3: equal-armed; outline; straight; expanded; plain; circular; none; none; plain |
| Decorations: | Macalister/1949, 82: `A three-line Latin cross within a one-line frame: a circular expansion at the centre and semi-circular expansions at the ends of the arms, all filled with interlacements. In each of the upper two cantons, a circle containing a cross with expanded terminals in cavo rilievo'. |
| Petrie, G. (1830): | O~R~DOMAC | COIS Expansion: OROIT DO MAC COIS Translation: Pray for Mac Cois (PN). Petrie/1878 60 reading only |
| Macalister, R.A.S. (1949): | O~R~DOMACC | CAIS[-- Expansion: OROIT DO MACC CAIS[-- Macalister/1949 82 concise discussion |
| Orientation: | vertical down |
| Position: | n/a ; broad ; within quadrants ; quadrant Macalister/1949, 82: `In the lower dexter canton, downward'. |
| Incision: | inc |
| Date: | None published |
| Language: | Goidelic (rbook) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | CISP: The lettering is Insular half-uncial. The A's are in the 'OC' form. The D has an ascender which bends to the left over an open bow. The R is majuscule as is the S. |
| Legibility: | good Macalister/1949, 82: `The second C of MACC is very faint, and there are traces of about five indeterminate letters following the S'. |
| Lines: | 2 |
| Carving errors: | 0 |
| Doubtful: | no |
| Petrie, G. (1830): | O~R~DODIAR | MAIT Expansion: OROIT DO DIARMAIT Translation: Pray for Diarmait (PN). Petrie/1878 60 reading only |
| Macalister, R.A.S. (1949): | O~R~DODIAR | MAITT Expansion: OROIT DO DIARMAITT Macalister/1949 82, Plate XXXVII reading only |
| Orientation: | vertical up |
| Position: | n/a ; broad ; within quadrants ; quadrant Macalister/1949, 82: `In the lower sinister canton, upward'. |
| Incision: | inc |
| Date: | None published |
| Language: | Goidelic (rbook) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | CISP: The lettering is in Insular half-uncial. The A's are in the 'OC' form. Like on GLEND/5/1 the Ds have ascenders which bend to the left over an open bow, and the Rs are majuscule. The Ts are in the curved half-uncial form. |
| Legibility: | good |
| Lines: | 2 |
| Carving errors: | 0 |
| Doubtful: | no |