More information : [SW 42683530] MEN SCREFYS [O.E.] (1)
The Men Scrifa (this name is better Cornish than the O.S.) is
situated on that part of Bosullow or Angwidal Downs called Goon
Men Scrifa. The name means 'Stone of Writing'.
A perpendicular inscription in debased Roman capitals reads:-
RIALOBRANI CVNOVALI FILI
The late Arthur Langdon dates inscriptions in debased Roman capitals at from 450 to 650. (2)
Hencken writes of the Men Scryfa in a 5th/6th c. context. (3)
Scheduled. (4)
The stone is 1.7m. high and roughly rectangular in section, with
sides of 0.4m. and 0.5m.
The inscription is on the northern face. The horizontal axis of
the lower cross, is clearly visible but the vertical stroke is very
indistinct. The smaller cross above this can no longer be
distinguished.
See GP AO/60/298/8 (5)
No change from report of 5.10.60.
The spelling 'Men Scryfa' is that commonly accepted.
Surveyed at 1:2500 (6)
Men Scryfa (NR) (7)
A granite pillar inscribed RIALOBRAN-CVNOVAL- FIL-, which was
re-erected about 1862, the last word being buried. It was
prostrate when seen by Borlase, its total length being recorded
as 9ft 10ins. Iago (10) describes and figures two plain crosses at
the upper end of the inscription but MacAlister could not identify
them. (8-12)
Listed and scheduled.(13-14)
Full description of the spillar tone and discussion of the text, which stylistically dates the stone to the 6th-8th centuries. (15)
A 3D model of the standing stone can be viewed here: https://sketchfab.com/models/7729f4ead68e482cbc7669bf3488236b (link last accessed 4th January 2017.)(16) |