Provenance
Discovery: Also known as Monifieth 5, the first illustration of the ogham is by John Borland from 2009 as part of the Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland collection published online on Canmore. The stone was found re-used at the foot of the kirkyard wall in 1928 and given to the National Museum of Scotland (Richardson 1928, 226).
Findspot: Monifieth, Angus, Scotland (National Grid Reference: NO 4953 3235)
Current repository: Scotland National Museums of Scotland (inv. no. X.IB 210)
Last recorded location(s): Recorded in National Museums Scotland.
Support
Object type: Cross-slab
Material: Sandstone
Dimensions: H 0.53 × W 0.11-0.23 × D 0.13 m
Decoration: The front face contains the lower section of a crucifixion scene, portraying Christ from the waist down, dressed in a tunic, and two figures on each side (Richardson 1928, 226). Below the crucifix is a panel that may have contained an interlaced design. The back face may have also been decorated but is no longer discernible (Richardson 1928, 226).
Condition: A fragment of the top shaft of a cross-slab incised with a crucifixion scene and what appears to be an ogham inscription. The stone is so badly worn that the interlace carving on the front has almost faded and only part of the marginal moulding on the back face is evident today (Richardson 1928, 226). The ogham inscription is no longer legible.
Inscription
Text field: The ogham inscription is located on the right face of the slab and features a wavy stem-line.
Letters:
Edition
Transcription: [---]
Translation
A translation for this inscription cannot be provided.
Commentary
Information about the ogham inscription and its analysis is limited due to the lack of publications.
References
- Richardson 1928, 226-227