|Discovery:||first mentioned, 1878 Petrie, G.|
|History:||Macalister/1949, 7: `passed to Belfast Museum by way of the Grainger collection'.|
|Geology:||Higgins/1987, 359: `limestone'.|
|Dimensions:||0.48 x 0.33 x 0.65 (Higgins/1987)|
Higgins/1987, 359: `This stone used to be at Temple Brecan, Aran Islands, but is now in the Ulster Museum, Belfast, having been acquired there as part of the Grainger Collection'.
Higgins/1987, 359: `a fragmentary slab of limestone'.
|Condition:||frgmntry , inc|
|Crosses:||1: equal-armed; outline; expanded; expanded; curved; circular; outer curv; none; plain|
Higgins/1987, 359: `Two outer lines encircle the cross. Inside these there is a single-line cross with two-line `thistle' shaped angles under each arm. At the junction of the lines of the cross there is a single-line circle inside of which there is a circular depression'.
|Macalister, R.A.S. (1949):||CETHERNA[C][H]|
Macalister/1949 7, Plate II concise discussion
|Higgins, J.G. (1987):||CETHERNAC[H]|
Higgins/1987 359, Fig.77, Plate 51, 52 concise discussion
|Position:||n/a ; n/a ; above cross ; other|
Higgins/1987, 359: `This inscription...follows the curve of the lines encircling the cross'.
Higgins/1987, 359: `Both the cross and the inscription have been executed by pocking with a small sharp point'.
|Palaeography:||Higgins/1987, 359: `half uncials'.|
CISP: The lettering is Insular half-uncial. The minuscule H has wedge-shaped finials. The Es are in the open uncial form and both have extended horizontal strokes. In the first example this stroke forms a ligature with the following half-uncial T. The R is half-uncial and the N is minuscule with a flattish top.
Macalister/1949, 7: `the last two letters are broken off'.