| Corpus Refs: | Langdon/Allen/1895:2 Macalister/1945:467 Okasha/1993:24(i) |
| Site: | LWNCK |
| Discovery: | in/on structure, 1894 Nicholls, F.H. |
| History: | Okasha/1993, 150: `The stone was found in two pieces by F. H. Nicholls, a stone mason, on 17 July 1894 and 19 July 1894; when found the pieces were both built upside down into the walls of the north porch, one in the north wall, the other in the east wall...by 1896 they had been removed from the wall and were `placed together within the church'...In 1945 Macalister described the stone as `leaning against the end pier of the south arcade, inside the church''. |
| Geology: | Macalister/1945, 444: `block of grit'. |
| Dimensions: | 1.5 x 0.34 x 0.28 (Okasha/1993) |
| Setting: | on ground |
| Location: | on site Okasha/1993, 150: `The stone is now Inside Lewannick Church, at the west end of the nave'. |
| Form: | plain Okasha/1993, 150: `uncarved pillar stone'. |
| Condition: | incomplete , poor Okasha/1993, 150, and Thomas/1994, 263, both agree that the stone is poorly preserved being in two pieces and missing its upper portion. |
| Folklore: | none |
| Crosses: | none |
| Decorations: | no other decoration |
| Langdon, A. Allen, R (1895): | --.]IA CITVLCAGNI Expansion: --]C IACIT VLCAGNI Translation: Here lies Ulcagni (PN). Langdon/Allen/1895 53, Fig. 2 other reference |
| Macalister, R.A.S. (1945): | --]CIA CITVLCAGNI Expansion: [HI]C IACIT VLCAGNI Macalister/1945 444 reading only Thomas/1994 263 reading only |
| Okasha, E. (1986): | --C]IA CI/TVLC[A]GNI Expansion: [HIC] IACIT VLCAGNI Translation: [Here] lies [the body] of Ulcagnus (PN). Okasha/1993 152 substantial discussion |
| Orientation: | vertical down |
| Position: | inc ; broad ; n/a ; undecorated Okasha/1993, 150: `incised without framing-lines or panels on the face of the stone'. |
| Incision: | inc |
| Date: | 400 - 799 (Okasha/1993) 500 - 566 (Thomas/1994) |
| Language: | Latin (rcaps) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | Okasha/1993, 150: `predominantly capital script' and she also states that the letters vary from 6--11cm in height. |
| Legibility: | some Okasha/1993, 150, argues that the text is `incomplete', but `only slightly deteriorated'. |
| Lines: | 1 |
| Carving errors: | 0 |
| Doubtful: | no |
| Macalister, R.A.S. (1945): | U{D}{S}AG{C}I Expansion: ULCAGNI Macalister/1945 444 reading only |
| Okasha, E. (1986): | U[L]CAG[.I] Expansion: U[L]CAG[N]I Translation: Ulcagni (PN). Okasha/1993 152 reading only |
| Thomas, C. (1994): | U{D}{S}AG{C}I Expansion: ULCAGNI Translation: Ulcagni (PN). Thomas/1994 262--263 reading only |
| Orientation: | vertical down |
| Position: | n/a ; arris ; n/a ; undecorated Okasha/1993, 150: `incised on the edge between the face and the left-hand of the stone'. |
| Incision: | inc |
| Date: | 500 - 566 (Thomas/1994) 400 - 799 (Okasha/1993) |
| Language: | name only (ogham) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | This text has errors in the ogham with the B-surface and the H-surface being confused see Macalister/1945, 444, and Thomas/1994, 262--63. |
| Legibility: | good Okasha/1993, 152: `[the text is] only slightly deteriorated'. |
| Lines: | 1 |
| Carving errors: | y |
| Doubtful: | no |
| Macalister, R.A.S. (1945): | ULCAGNI Expansion: ULCAGNI Macalister/1945 444 reading only |
| Okasha, E. (1986): | [.L]CAG[.]I Expansion: [.L]CAG[.]I Translation: Ulcagni (PN). Okasha/1993 152 reading only |
| Thomas, C. (1994): | ULCAGNI Expansion: ULCAGNI Thomas/1994 262--263 reading only |
| Orientation: | vertical down |
| Position: | n/a ; arris ; n/a ; undecorated Okasha/1993, 150: `on that between the face and the right-hand side of the stone'. |
| Incision: | inc |
| Date: | 400 - 799 (Okasha/1993) 500 - 566 (Thomas/1994) |
| Language: | name only (ogham) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | Appears to be a correction to LWNCK/2/2. |
| Legibility: | good Okasha/1993, 152: `only slightly deteriorated'. |
| Lines: | 1 |
| Carving errors: | 0 |
| Doubtful: | no |