| Corpus Refs: | Langdon/Allen/1895:31 Macalister/1945:480 Okasha/1993:19 |
| Site: | LHADN |
| Discovery: | first mentioned, 1803 Polwhele, R. |
| History: | Okasha/1993, 129, states that the stone was first `described by one of Polwhele's correspodents in 1803'. At this time its cross shaft was extant (see LHADN/2). By 1880 the stone was buried but uncovered for Iago to examine, but covered up again. By 1895 in had been unearthed again. By 1929 it was surrounded by an iron railing. The cross head and shaft (see LHADN/2) were lying next to the base by 1873. They are now lost. |
| Geology: | |
| Dimensions: | 0.0 x 1.16 x 1.16 (Okasha/1994) |
| Setting: | in ground |
| Location: | other Okasha/1993, 129: `The stone is now [3/7/1984] in a hedgerow on Nunnery Hill near Landhadron farm, St. Ewe. It is on the right-hand side of the unclassified St Ewe to Polgooth road'. |
| Form: | cross-base Okasha/1993, 130: `The existing stone is a complete, uncarved cross-base'. |
| Condition: | complete , good The stone is complete and appears from photograph (Okasha/1993, Fig. II.19(i), 130) to be in good condition. |
| Folklore: | none |
| Crosses: | none |
| Decorations: | band Okasha/1993, 130, argues that the onyl visible carvings are the margins around the central socket. |
| Langdon, A. Allen, R (1895): | [--] ||| CR ||| VCEM[--] ||| [--] Expansion: [--]CRVCEM[--] Translation: [--] cross [--] Langdon/Allen/1895 57 reading only |
| Macalister, R.A.S. (1945): | LVR/{A}TECUS ||| FECI{T}CR ||| VCEM+ {P} ||| ANIMA SVA Expansion: LVRATECVS FECIT CRVCEM + PRO ANIMA SUA Macalister/1945 459 reading only |
| Okasha, E. (1984): | [LU...E--] ||| [--CR] ||| VCEM [+] ||| [--] Expansion: [LU...E--] CRVCEM [+--] Okasha/1993 131--132 reading only |
| Orientation: | circular |
| Position: | n/a ; top ; n/a ; separated Okasha/1993, 130: `The text is incised...within margins formed by lines incised around the socket'. |
| Incision: | pocked Macalister/1945, 459: `pocked'. |
| Date: | 800 - 1099 (Okasha/1993) |
| Language: | Latin (rbook) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | Macalister/1945, 459, notes the odd forms of the letters. It includes a PRO compendium. Okasha/1993, 131: `The letters measure 6 to 7 cm in height...the script used is a predominantly insular one'. |
| Legibility: | poor Okasha/1993, 128: `Polwhele's correspondent described the text... [on] the base as containing `many characters, which are quite legible, but unknown to me''. Macalister/1945, 459: `[the text] is very badly worn, especially on the fourth side...Reading is difficult, partly because of the condition of the letters, but also on account of the eccentric forms of some of them'. Okasha/1993, 130: `The text...is...highly deteriorated'. |
| Lines: | 4 |
| Carving errors: | 0 |
| Doubtful: | no |