| Corpus Refs: | none |
| Site: | ARFYN |
| Discovery: | arch excav, 1969 White, R.B. |
| History: | The stone was re-used some time after its first erection as the lintel stone in a long-cist grave. Upon its excavation, it was moved to Bodedern parish church. |
| Geology: | White/1971-1972, 34: 'a boulder of igneous rock such as occur in the boulder-clay of which the hillock consists'. |
| Dimensions: | 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 (Unknown) |
| Setting: | in display |
| Location: | on site The stone is currently in Bodedern parish church. |
| Form: | plain White/1971-72, 34, `boulder'. |
| Condition: | complete , good White/1971--1972, 34, argues that the stone is largely unweathered, and that it was was not damaged in excavation. However, White notes that stone's back `had been repeatedly plough struck'. |
| Folklore: | none |
| Crosses: | none |
| Decorations: | no other decoration |
| White, R.B. (1971): | ERCAGNI Expansion: ERCAGNI White/1971-72 343--344 reading only |
| Orientation: | vertical down |
| Position: | inc ; broad ; n/a ; undecorated |
| Incision: | pocked White/1971--1972, 34 `confidently pocked'. |
| Date: | 475 - 525 (White/1971-72) |
| Language: | name only (rcaps) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | White/1971--1972, 34: `...debased Roman capitals'. The inscription is in capitals. The oblique bar of the 'R' appears to not join the upright, and the cross-bar of the 'A' appears sloped upwards to the right. All the other letters appear standard. |
| Legibility: | good White/1971--1972, 34: `the lettering is still relatively fresh'. |
| Lines: | 1 |
| Carving errors: | 0 |
| Doubtful: | no |
Edwards/1986, 23 argues for the name's Irish nature.