Inscriptiones Britanniae christianaeapvd Georgivm Reimervm, 1876 - 106 pages |
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addit adnotat affirmat Anglesey Archaeologia Aurelianus Blight Brecknockshire Britannia Britannicis C. I. L. VII Caermarthenshire Caledonia called Cambr Cardiganshire Celticum christianis church Cippus altus circiter cross crucem crucis crux cuius D. H. Haigh Devon ectypum eius elementum extat fere fili filius fortasse fuisse Gibsons Camden Glamorganshire Haddan et Stubbs house iacet inde Goughs Camden inde Haddan Iohannis journal lapidarium lapide latus lectionem legit ligno incisam litterae Celticae litteris Llan Llwyd in Gibsons Londinii Lysons magna Britannia Mensura non indicatur Merionethshire Merthyr miles misit monumenta Morbihan museo Neath nomen nova parish Pedler Pembrokeshire Pennant proceedings prope propheta R. R. Brash repertus Rhys Archaeol Rhys inscribed stones Rhys non vidit road saeculo saeculo octavo scriptum sequor society of antiquaries south Station stones of Scotland stones of Wales Stuart sculptured stones supra syllogae tantum tituli titulorum titulum transverse scriptus videtur West Westwood Archaeol Wordsworth yard Yorkshire
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Page vi - Proceedings of the Geological and Polytechnic Society of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Page 76 - ... singular interest and importance in Southern Scotland, namely the Catstane. This famous monument has been illustrated with singular learning and ingenuity by Sir James Simpson, by Mr. Skene, by Professor Daniel Wilson, and others, and all are agreed that it is a perfectly genuine monument. It is situated in the parish of Kirkliston, on the farm of Briggs, in a field on the north side of the roads to Linlithgow, and between the sixth and seventh milestones from Edinburgh. It is a massive unhewn...
Page 15 - This stone was removed from a field called TirGwenlli, about a mile SSw of this church of St. Michael Cwm dii, and placed in this buttress for preservation by the Rev. T. Price, vicar, AD 1830, having been presented to him for that purpose by the owner, the Rev. T. Lewis. Its original site is not known. 'Catawc ap Teyrnawc.
Page 36 - The w in the second line has the two middle strokes crossed at the top, the two M'S have the two middle strokes only reaching half the length of the side strokes, and the i in the third line is well tipped at top and bottom as well as dilated in the middle. The letters are nearly 3 inches long. I can find no previous notice of this stone (JOW, in Arch.
Page 45 - Merionethshire ; possibly in old times occupied by a great forest, of which there is not a vestige left. It is formed of a massy piece of knotty oak, rude on the sides as in the state of nature ; the top and bottom bevelled, seemingly with no better instrument than the axe. On the upper part is a large hollow basin capable of containing about six quarts.
Page 57 - ... paseen . . . mavi . annan . . britua t ... m filius Guarthi . . que bened . . . que bened . germanusque . . peperit ei se . . . ira filia maximi . . . gis qui occidit régi Romano rum + Conmarch pinxit hoc chirografum rege suo poscente Concenn + Benedictio dni in Con cenn — in tota familia ejus et in tota regione povois usque in Professor Rhys (Arch.
Page 43 - ... of a hexagon. The top has evidently been broken off, and near the- foot of it lie fragments, which, with little trouble, and as little expense, may yet be restored to their original position. 1 am inclined to think a cross will be found inscribed upon it.
Page 76 - VICT." and its inscription, in 1708, is short but valuable, as affording an old independent reading of the legend. It is contained in his folio essay or work entitled, " Historical Inquiries Concerning the Roman Monuments and Antiquities in Scotland " (p. 50). " Close (says he) by Kirkliston water, upon the south side, there is a square pillar over against the Mannor of Carlowry with this inscription : — IN OC TV MVLO...