| Corpus Refs: | Huebner/1876:10 Macalister/1945:461 Okasha/1993:66 |
| Site: | TGONY |
| Discovery: | first mentioned, 1862 Smirke, E. |
| History: | Okasha/1993, 299: `The stone was first noted in 1862 when it was described as forming `part of the foundation of the south-west angle of the Church'. This is the present position of the stone...although local tradition asserts that the stone was once standing in the churchyard'. |
| Geology: | Macalister/1945, 438: `grit'. Thomas/1994, 283: `red granite'. |
| Dimensions: | 1.43 x 0.54 x 0.18 (Oksaha/1993) |
| Setting: | in struct |
| Location: | earliest Okasha/1993, 299: `The stone is now built into the outside of St Cuby church, the parish church of Tregony. It is built into the west-facing side of the south-west corner of the church at ground level'. |
| Form: | plain Okasha/1993, 299: `The stone is an uncarved pillar stone'. |
| Condition: | n/a , good Okasha/1993, 299: `It is uncertain whether or not it is complete'. |
| Folklore: | none |
| Crosses: | none |
| Decorations: | Thomas/1994, 283--284: `There is a curved line above the four-line vertical inscription'. |
| Macalister, R.A.S. (1945): | {N}O{N}{N}IT{A} | ERCIL/I{V}I | RICATITRISF/IL/I | ERCIL/I{N}GI Expansion: NONNITA ERCILIVI RICATI TRIS FILI ERCILINGI Macalister/1945 438--439 reading only Thomas/1994 283--284 reading only |
| Okasha, E. (1984): | {N}O{N}{N}IT{A} | ERCIL/I[{V}]I | RICATITRISF/IL/I | ERCIL/I{N}GI Expansion: NONNITA ERCILIVI RICATI TRIS FILI ERCILINGI Translation: [The stone] of Nonnita (PN), Ercili[v]us (PN), [and] of Ricatus (PN), three children of Ercilingus (PN). Okasha/1993 299--302 reading only |
| Thomas, C. (1994): | NONNITA | ERCIL/IVI | RICATITRIS F/IL/I | ERCIL/INCI Expansion: NONNITA ERCILIVI RICATI TRIS FILI ERCILINGI Translation: (Memorial of) Nonnita (PN), Ercilivus (PN), Ricatus (PN), three children of Ercilingus (PN). Thomas/1994 283 reading only |
| Orientation: | vertical down |
| Position: | n/a ; broad ; n/a ; undivided |
| Incision: | pockrub Macalister.1945, 439: `pocked and rubbed'. |
| Date: | 500 - 799 (Okasha/1993) 566 - 599 (Thomas/1994) |
| Language: | Latin (rcaps) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | Okasha/1993, 299: `predominantly capital script'. Thomas/1994, 284: `N is written as H throughout, the A is inverted and there are a few ligatures'. |
| Legibility: | good Okasha/1993, 299: `The text is legible but it is unclear whether or not it is complete'. |
| Lines: | 4 |
| Carving errors: | 0 |
| Doubtful: | no |