Corpus Refs: | Macalister/1945:437 Nash-Williams/1950:317 RCAHMW/1925:448(iii) |
Site: | LDYSI |
Discovery: | in/on structure, 1898 Allen, T. |
History: | Anon/1898, 275: `The last [this stone] was discovered recently by Mrs. Thomas Allen, when visiting the church with Mr. T. Mansel Franklin, who was taking photographs of the monuments'. Macalister/1945, 415: `built into the outer face of the S. wall of the parish church'. |
Geology: | Nash-Williams/1950, 188: `Local diabase'. |
Dimensions: | 0.24 x 0.24 x 0.0 (converted from Macalister/1945) |
Setting: | in struct |
Location: | earliest Macalister/1945, 417: `A fragment...built into the wall, a little above stone No. I. [LDYSI/1]'. Nash-Williams/1950, 188: `Built into church in external S. wall of nave'. |
Form: | fragment Nash-Williams/1950, 188: `Fragment of a pillar-stone (?)'. |
Condition: | incomplete , some Macalister/1945, 417: `a fragment'. |
Folklore: | none |
Crosses: | none |
Decorations: | no other decoration |
Anonymous (1898): | --]RIAT[-- Expansion: --]RIAT[-- Anon/1898 275 reading only |
Macalister, R.A.S. (1945): | --]RIAT[-- Expansion: --]RIAT[-- Macalister/1945 417 reading only |
Nash-Williams, V.E. (1950): | --]RIAT[-- Expansion: --]RIAT[-- Nash-Williams/1950 188 reading only |
Orientation: | Indeterminate |
Position: | S ; ind ; n/a ; undecorated Nash-Williams/1950, 188: `Part of a Latin (?) inscription'. |
Incision: | pocked Macalister/1945, 417: `pocked and rubbed'. |
Date: | 500 - 599 (Nash-Williams/1950) |
Language: | Incomplete Information (rcaps) |
Ling. Notes: | Anon/1898, 275: `The Editor suggested that RIAT might be part of the name GURIAT, which has been found on a cross-slab at Kirk Maughold, Isle of Man'. Nash-Williams/1950, 188: `Part of a Latin (?) inscription'. |
Palaeography: | Nash-Williams/1950, 188: `Roman capitals, with half-uncial R (?)'. |
Legibility: | good |
Lines: | 1 |
Carving errors: | 0 |
Doubtful: | no |