| Corpus Refs: | Macalister/1909:122 Macalister/1949:686 |
| Site: | CLMAC |
| Discovery: | first mentioned, 1909 Macalister, R.A.S. |
| History: | First noted in Macalister/1909, 25. Recorded as still on site in Macalister/1949, 52. |
| Geology: | |
| Dimensions: | 0.43 x 0.56 x 0.06 (converted from Macalister/1949) |
| Setting: | inc |
| Location: | on site |
| Form: | cross-slab |
| Condition: | incomplete , some The lower left and lower right edges of the stone appear to have suffered some damage, while the bottom of the cross is lost, implying further damage. |
| Folklore: | none |
| Crosses: | 1: latin; outline; straight; expanded; circular; none; inner curv; ind; plain |
| Decorations: | Macalister/1909, 25: `A peculiar and very effective Celtic cross, of a type not elsewhere found at Clonmacnois, with a circular centre instead of the more usual square'. Macalister/1949, 52: `Wheel cross with circular central expansion'. |
| Macalister, R.A.S. (1909): | E/UDUS | MAE/L || OINAE Expansion: EUDUS MAELOINAE Macalister/1909 25 reading only Macalister/1949 52 reading only |
| Orientation: | horizontal |
| Position: | n/a ; broad ; mixed ; separated The first line of the inscription is above the cross and the second is divided by the upper arm of the cross. |
| Incision: | inc |
| Date: | 874 - 874 (Macalister/1949) |
| Language: | name only (rbook) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | CISP: The inscription is in half-uncial. The 1st and 2nd E's are three-pronged and conjoined to the next letter, while the third E is closed; the D has an ascender which bends to the left over an open heart-shaped bow; the S is minuscule; the A's are in the `OC' form. The ascenders of the 1st U appear to have wedge-shaped finials. |
| Legibility: | good |
| Lines: | 2 |
| Carving errors: | 0 |
| Doubtful: | no |