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Summary

Fardel Stone, now in British Museum. First stone with ogham inscription to be found in England, exact find spot in dispute.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NW/165

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• COMMEMORATIVE STONE (Roman to VII - 43 AD to 700 AD (Between))

Full description

SMIRKE, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148699.

Fardel stone, now in british museum. First stone with ogham inscription to be found in england. Exact find spot in dispute. Archaeological journal 1861 says that it was used for covering part of the fardel brook on the road passing within 1/2km of fardel farm. Cornwood notes by j. D. Pode and c. Pode say the rev. Samuel pearse of cadleigh found it forming part of a culvert over the stream crossing the ivybridge road on its way to fardel. R. H. Worth agrees with this. Slab inscribed with both roman and ogham lettering. Roman letters on the upper surface read "sagranis" or "sagranvi". The underside had the inscription "fanoni maqvirini" or "magvirini" (smirke).

MACALISTER, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148700.

Macalister no.489. Bilingual script on one side reading in ogham: "svaqquci maqi qucii", and in latin:"fanoni maqvi rini". The reverse in latin reads:"sagranvi" (macalister).

BURROW, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148702.

Stone noted and illustrated (burrow).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148703.

Beckerlegge, j. J. /tda/70(1938)158/7th report of the plymouth and district branch.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148704.

Spence bate, c. /t. Plym. Inst. /5(1873-1874)399-400/the inscribed stones and ancient crosses of devon, pt 1.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148705.

Pode, j. D. /cornwood notes/(1918)15.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148706.

Report of royal inst. Of cornwall(1861) spring meeting.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148707.

Osa=sx65nw15.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148708.

Smirke/arch j. /18(1961)178.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148709.

Pearce, s. /dumnonia/(1978)26.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148710.

Macalister, r. A. S. /corpus inscriptionum insularum celticarum/1(1945)468.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148711.

Chanter, j. F. /tda/42(1910)481/christianity in devon before ad 909.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148712.

Alexander, j. J. /tda/69(1937)154/18th report on early history.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148713.

Osa=sx65nw19.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148714.

Burrow, i. /archaeology of the devon landscape/(1981)63 fig 7.2/in dcc.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV533.

The ivybridge stone. The single latin inscription on one side may be a later addition. Ogham script dates to later 5th/6th century (pearce).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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