| Corpus Refs: | Macalister/1945:434 Nash-Williams/1950:314 RCAHMW/1925:432(ii) |
| Site: | LDEIL |
| Discovery: | first mentioned, 1889 Collier, C. |
| History: | Collier/1889, 176--177, states that he was taken by `a friend' to visit three stones which had not been previously reported, one at Egremont (Carmarthenshire) and two at Llandeilo. This stone was standing `at the east end, very near to the wall, and outside the Chancel'. The Canon recognised the ogham but was unable to read it, and he had difficulty with the Roman partly due `to the darkness of the copse in which then church stands'. Allen/1889, 307, records that he made a trip to the area to visit these stones. This stone was `standing close to the east end of the chancel'. The stones were visited in 1898 by the Cambrian Archaeological Association who, as well as inspecting the stones, got to use the reputed skull of St. Teilo, which was in the guardianship of Mrs Melchior, as a drinking cup. RCAHMW/1925, 156, records that in October 1914, the stones had `recently been erected on either side of the primitive wicket gate'; but `unfortunately both stones have been so fixed as to be exposed to the full force of the prevailing winds and rain, and in consequence are weathering badly'. Nash-Williams/1950, 188: `The stone stands at the gate to the ruined church'. |
| Geology: | Allen/1889, 307: `greenstone'. |
| Dimensions: | 1.12 x 0.46 x 0.15 (converted from Macalister/1945) |
| Setting: | in ground |
| Location: | on site Macalister/1945, 415: `Opposite the preceding [LDEIL/1], on the left-hand side of the churchyard entrance'. Nash-Williams/1950, 188: `The stone stands at the gate to the ruined church'. |
| Form: | plain Allen/1889, 307: `a slab...4 ft. 3 in. high by 1 ft. 6 in. wide, 9 in. [sic.] wide at the bottom, 11 in. in the middle and 7 in. at the top'. Nash-Williams/1950, 188: `Roughly quadrangular pillar-stone 44+" h. x 18" w. x 6-11" t.'. |
| Condition: | incomplete , good Macalister/1945, 415: `Originally longer, as the top shews signs of (probably intentional) fracture. Most likely the monument, like its companion, was bilateral, and the Ogham was broken away by some iconoclast who happily overlooked the similar letters on the other monument'. Alternatively, Macalister suggests `The cross on the ANDAGELLI stone perhaps saved it from similar treatment' (Macalister/1922a, 30). None of the other commentators have suggested that this stone is incomplete. |
| Folklore: | none |
| Crosses: | none |
| Decorations: | no other decoration |
| Rhys, J. (1889): | COIMAG{N}I | F/IL/I | CAVETI Expansion: COIMAGNI FILI CAVETI Rhys/1889 311--312 reading only |
| Allen, R. (1889): | COIMAG{N}I | F/IL/I | CAVETI Expansion: COIMAGNI FILI CAVETI Translation: The tomb of Coimagnus (PN), the son of Cavetus (PN). Allen/1889 307 reading only |
| Macalister, R.A.S. (1945): | COIMAG{N}I | F/IL/I | CAVETI Expansion: COIMAGNI FILI CAVETI Macalister/1945 415 reading only |
| Nash-Williams, V.E. (1950): | COIMAG{N}I | F/IL/I | CAVETI Expansion: COIMAGNI FILI CAVETI Translation: (The stone) of Coimagnus (PN), son of Cavetus (PN). Nash-Williams/1950 188 reading only |
| Orientation: | vertical down |
| Position: | inc ; broad ; n/a ; undecorated Nash-Williams/1950, 188: `Latin inscription in three lines reading vertically downwards'. |
| Incision: | pocked Macalister/1945, 415: `pocked and rubbed'. Nash-Williams/1950, 188: `fairly deeply picked'. |
| Date: | 500 - 599 (Nash-Williams/1950) 566 - 599 (Jackson/1953) |
| Language: | Latin (rcaps) |
| Ling. Notes: | Nash-Williams/1950, 188, suggests that this is one of two stones that commemorate two brothers, the style of lettering indicating that this is the later of the two. |
| Palaeography: | Allen/1889, 307--308: `debased Latin capitals...The shapes of the m and the n are of transitional form, between the capital and minuscule found on the Llanwit stones and elsewhere. The G is of what Professor Westwood calls the `sickle' shape, that is so often mistaken for the letter S. The two I's in FILI are joined on to the F and the L, as in many other instances'. Rhys/1889, 311--312, notes that at Allen's request, he examined a rubbing of this stone, stating: `The m is somewhat peculiar and somewhat a minuscule kind; the G is rather like an S, as usual, but more angular, and may be compared with the G of Senemagli and Vinnemagli on the Gwytherin Stone; the N is like an Hl the FI and LI are conjoint, as in many other instances'. Macalister/1945, 415: `Roman capitals with a certain admixture of half-uncials...There is a natural groove (not illustrated) following the E, of no phonetic importance, although at first sight it looks like an I'. Nash-Williams/1950, 188: `Roman capitals...with half-uncial M and N. FI and LI in l. 2 are conjoined'. |
| Legibility: | good Macalister/1945, 415: `It is worn and covered with lichen, and overgrown with brambles, but the reading has never been in doubt since the first discovery of the stone'. |
| Lines: | 3 |
| Carving errors: | 0 |
| Doubtful: | no |
Jackson/1953, 312: `unquestionably Irish, not British ... the common OI. name Coemán'.