| Corpus Refs: | Huebner/1876:11 Langdon/Allen/1895:11 Macalister/1945:474 Okasha/1993:17 |
| Site: | INDQS |
| Discovery: | first mentioned, 1754 Borlase, W. |
| History: | Okasha/1993, 122: `The stone was first mentioned in 1754 by W. Borlase; it was then `about four miles East of Michel'. It was still there in 1824...In August 1872 the stone was described as `in the vicinity of the inn', that is, the Indian Queen Inn...In 1906 Langdon stated that the stone `has been used as a gatepost'...In 1930 Henderson noted that the stone would soon have to be moved `on account of a road-widening scheme'. Some years later, however, when the road was widened, the stone was left `in the pathway, where it was an obstruction and in danger of damage'. On 15 February 1939 it was moved about 0.8 km into `the enclosure of the Church of St. Francis', that is, to its present position'. |
| Geology: | Macalister/1945, 453: `granite'. |
| Dimensions: | 1.65 x 0.5 x 0.33 (Okasha/1993) |
| Setting: | in ground |
| Location: | St Francis church, Indian Queens; current location Okasha/1993, 122: `The stone is now in the front garden of Indian Queen's church [as of 6/7/84]'. |
| Form: | plain Okasha/1993, 123: `The stone is a pillar-stone, complete and uncarved'. |
| Condition: | complete , some Okasha/1993, 122: `there is...a modern hole on the inscribed face'. |
| Folklore: | none |
| Crosses: | none |
| Decorations: | no other decoration |
| Langdon, A. Allen, R (1895): | --]M[-- Expansion: --]M[-- Langdon/Allen/1895 55 reading only |
| Langdon, A. Allen, R (1895): | --]VA[-- Expansion: --]VA[-- Langdon/Allen/1895 55 reading only |
| Macalister, R.A.S. (1945): | CRVARIG{I} HI[-- Expansion: CRVARIGI HI[C IACIT] Macalister/1945 453 reading only |
| Okasha, E. (1984): | [C--VI.C--] Expansion: C[--]VIRC[-- Translation: C--virc- (PN). Okasha/1993 124 reading only |
| Thomas, C. (1994): | CRV/ARIG{I}HI[C-- Expansion: CRVARIGI HI[C IACIT] Thomas/1994 282 reading only |
| Orientation: | vertical down |
| Position: | n/a ; broad ; n/a ; undecorated |
| Incision: | inc |
| Date: | 400 - 1099 (Okasha/1993) 466 - 599 (Thomas/1994) |
| Language: | Latin (rcaps) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | Okasha/1993, 124: `It is not even certain which script was used'. |
| Legibility: | poor Very difficult to read. Okasha/1993, 124: `the [W. Borlase in 1754] admitted `the letters are very much worn, especially the second'...until 1875 when Rhys said `to judge from its present state, the inscription may have been anything you please'. Langdon/Allen/1895, 55, note that of Borlase's reading 'only VA, or perhaps M are now distinguishable'. Macalister/1945, 453: `The inscription is on the face looking down the street, and is in a very bad, worn condition'. |
| Lines: | 1 |
| Carving errors: | 0 |
| Doubtful: | no |