| Corpus Refs: | Nash-Williams/1950:285 |
| Site: | MWROG |
| Discovery: | first mentioned, 1876 Westwood, J.O |
| History: | Westwood/1876, 156--157: `This stone, hitherto undescribed, was also brought from Tommen y Mur (Henri Mons), and for a knowledge of which l am indebted to W. W. E. Wynne, Esq., who has sent me a rubbing of it'. |
| Geology: | |
| Dimensions: | 0.46 x 0.3 x 0.0 (converted from Westwood/1876) |
| Setting: | Lost (present 1876, missing 1876) |
| Location: | Westwood obtained a rubbing of the stone but it has been missing ever since. |
| Form: | plain CISP: From what little information survives, uncertain form but probably some form of slab. Westwood/1876, 157: `It measures 18 inches long by 12 wide'. Nash-Williams/1950, 172: `Rough pillar stone'. |
| Condition: | n/a , n/a |
| Folklore: | none |
| Crosses: | none |
| Decorations: | no other decoration |
| Westwood, J.O. (1876): | DM | BARRECT{I} | CARANTI Expansion: DM BARRECTI CARANTI Westwood/1876 157 concise discussion |
| Nash-Williams, V.E. (1950): | DM | BARRECT{I} | CARANT/EI Expansion: DM BARRECTI CARANTEI Translation: To the memory of Barrectus (PN) Carantus (PN). Nash-Williams/1950 172, Plate XIV concise discussion |
| Orientation: | vertical indeterminate |
| Position: | ind ; broad ; n/a ; undecorated |
| Incision: | inc |
| Date: | 400 - 499 (Nash-Williams/1950) |
| Language: | Latin (rcaps) |
| Ling. Notes: | Westwood/1876, 172: `the formula of the inscription is quite different from that of the Roman stones above described, and indicates a period rather later than the departure of the Romans from the Principality. In the upper part of the stone are traces of two letters, ill-shaped, which appear to be intended for D.M., followed by the words BARRECT{I} CARANTI, leading to the suggestion that the genitive form of the names of the deceased individuals commemorated by many of these early stones was used after the implied formula DIS MANIBUS'. Nash-Williams/1950, 172: `The use of the pagan Roman formula Dis Manibus on an Early Christian tombstone is without parallel in Wales, but occurs widely in Italy and the provinces generally. Commonly, but not invariably, the formula was accompanied by a specifically Christian phrase or symbol. The present stone may therefore be Christian'. |
| Palaeography: | Westwood/1876, 157: `They are Roman capitals'. Nash-Williams/1950, 173: `Roman capitals. The horizontal final -I in l. 2 and the ligature in l. 3 are doubtful'. |
| Legibility: | n/a |
| Lines: | 3 |
| Carving errors: | n |
| Doubtful: | no |