| Corpus Refs: | Macalister/1945:58 Power/etal/1997:7964 |
| Site: | GRENL |
| Discovery: | non-arch dig, 1906 landowner |
| History: | Macalister/1945, 62: `when I saw it, it was leaning against the wall dividing the field containing No. I [GRENL/1] from the next'. Power et al/1997, 168: `Discovered in 1906 when landowner `was lowering a headland' (Buckley 1907, 116), c. 40m N of, and in the next field to, existing ogham stone (7965) [GRENL/1]...Stone lies against field fence, protected by semi-circular cattle grid'. |
| Geology: | |
| Dimensions: | 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 (Unknown) |
| Setting: | in ground |
| Location: | earliest Power et al/1997, 168: `Stone lies against field fence'. |
| Form: | plain Macalister/1945, 62: `The lower fragment of a pillar-stone'. |
| Condition: | frgmntry , poor Macalister/1945, 62: `lower fragment'. |
| Folklore: | none |
| Crosses: | none |
| Decorations: | no other decoration |
| Macalister, R.A.S. (1945): | CATTUBUTTASMA[Q-- Expansion: CATTUBUTTAS MA[Q][-- Macalister/1945 62 reading only Power/etal/1997 168 other reference |
| Orientation: | vertical indeterminate |
| Position: | ind ; arris ; n/a ; undecorated |
| Incision: | inc |
| Date: | 400 - 499 (McManus/1991) McManus/1991, 93--94, places this inscription with those which show `no trace of vowel affection' and is thus probably of early date. |
| Language: | Goidelic (ogham) |
| Ling. Notes: | See McManus/1991, 89, 102, 103, 116, 117. Also see comment under 'DATE'. |
| Palaeography: | Macalister/1945, 62: `Only Q remains of the last letter: the rest is broken away'. Power et al/1997, 168: `the scores of the second word terminate at a broken end'. |
| Legibility: | some Macalister/1945, 62: `Only Q12 remains of the last letter: the rest in broken away'. |
| Lines: | 1 |
| Carving errors: | 0 |
| Doubtful: | no |