| Corpus Refs: | Huebner/1876:15 Macalister/1945:478 Okasha/1993:48(ii) |
| Site: | SENDL |
| Discovery: | first mentioned, 1753 Tregeare, J. |
| History: | Okasha/1993, 232: `The stone was probably recorded in 1753...`In 1753 a James Tregeare collected notes for Borlase...He referred to a cross standing on the boundary of Roscarrock Barton, between Roscarrock and St. Endellion Church `with a barbarous inscription'...The stone was certainly recorded in 1821 [as being]...at the junction of the roads above Roscarrock higher-town gate [and]...thrown down and broken within these few years'. In 1873 Maclean recorded that the stone had been `removed by the late Mr. Symons of Gonvena to Doydon Head near Port Quin, on the western side of the creek'...The stone remained on Doydon Head until `the end of 1932', when it was replaced in its original position, where it still is'. |
| Geology: | Macalister/1945, 456: `granite'. |
| Dimensions: | 1.49 x 0.31 x 0.21 (Okasha/1993) |
| Setting: | in ground |
| Location: | on site Okasha/1993, 232: `The stone is now about 1.5 km from St Endellion. It stands on a piece of grass at the junction where two unclassified roads, one to St Minver and one to Roscarrock, leave the unclassified road from Portquin to St Endellion'. |
| Form: | cross-marked Okasha/1993, 232: `The stone is a pillar-stone...It appears uncarved, although a cross in relief has been noted on the back of the stone. I looked for this cross but could not see it. There is a hole at the top of the stone which Ellis suggested might be a socket-hole'. |
| Condition: | complete , some Okasha/1993, 232: `The stone is...probably complete but in two pieces, cemented into a circular base'. |
| Folklore: | none |
| Crosses: | 1: latin; linear; expanded; curved; square; none; none; none; n/a |
| Decorations: | incomplete data Thomas/1994, 263: `Above the vertical two lines [of text] is a curved line, and above that, a late form of an upright and hooked chi-rho'. See also Figs. 17.15, 3,and 17.17, 3. |
| Macalister, R.A.S. (1945): | BROCAGNIIHCIAC/IT | NADOTTIFILIVS Expansion: BROCAGNI IHC IACIT NADOTTI FILIVS Macalister/1945 457 reading only |
| Okasha, E. (1987): | [BR..ACNIIH/CIAC/IT] | [--US] Expansion: [BR..ACNI IHC IACIT --US] Translation: (Tthe body) of [Br..acnus] lies here [--]. Okasha/1993 234 reading only |
| Thomas, C. (1994): | BROCAGNIIHCIAC/IT | [.]ADOTTIF/ILIVS Expansion: BROCAGNI IHC IACIT [R/N]ADOTTI FILIVS Translation: Of Brocagnus (PN) here lies, the son of-[R/N]adotti (PN). Thomas/1994 263--264 reading only |
| Orientation: | vertical down |
| Position: | inc ; broad ; below cross ; separated |
| Incision: | inc |
| Date: | 566 - 599 (Thomas/1994) Thomas/1994, 263: `Somewhat later (VI.3? around 600?)'. 500 - 799 (Okasha/1993) |
| Language: | Latin (rcaps) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | Okasha/1993, 233: `The script appears to be predominantly capital in form with many ligatures'. Thomas/1994, 263: `The inscription shows quite a few devolved letter forms'. The carving of IHC for HIC is, as Macalister/1945, 457, states, `obviously a blunder'. |
| Legibility: | some Okasha/1993, 233: `Text ... is highly deteriorated and might not be complete'. Thomas/1994, 263: `This [the stone and the text] has been laterally trimmed'. |
| Lines: | 2 |
| Carving errors: | 1 |
| Doubtful: | no |
Okasha/1993, 234: `Jackson... took BROCAGNI as a Celtic name, either Primitive Irish or Primitive Cornish'.
Thomas/1994, 263: `Brocagnus (Primitive Irish Brocagnas), `Little-Badger', is the same name as that of king Brychan'.
Thomas/1994, 263: `suggests nothing elsewhere recorded, but the reading is uncertain'.
| Macalister, R.A.S. (1945): | [--] Expansion: [--] |
| Orientation: | vertical up |
| Position: | n/a ; arris ; n/a ; undecorated Macalister/1945, 457: `On the right-hand angle'. |
| Incision: | inc |
| Date: | None published |
| Language: | name only (ogham) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | none |
| Legibility: | poor Macalister/1945, 457: `there seemed to me to be faint and doubtful traces of Ogham … but nothing that could be regarded with any confidence'. Okasha/1993, 235: `There is no sign of any ogham text today and in my view this can be disregarded'. |
| Lines: | 1 |
| Carving errors: | 0 |
| Doubtful: | yes |