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INSCRIBED STONES OF CORNWALL. 



By Rev. W. lAGO, B.A, (Past-President, and Co-Editor of the Journal, of the R.I.C. 

 Hon. Local Sec. for Cornwall, of the Society of Antiquaries, London). 



The following remarks are offered in continuation of some 

 former Notes on Inscribed Stones published by me, from time 

 to time. They are not intended to be more than brief allusions. 



THE SOUTH-HILL INSCEIBED STONE. 



In 1891, the late Mr. Samuel J. Wills, of Wheal Euby 

 Board Schools, was searching at South-hill, near Callington, for a 

 stone cross described by Mr. Blight, — at page 66 of his "Ancient 

 Crosses in East Cornwall," — as being in the Eectory Garden 

 there, but he was unable to find it, and it is not at present 

 known what has become of it. Mr. Wills, however, in the 

 course of his search, made a very interesting discovery. 



He found, amongst the stones of an artificial rockery in the 

 Eectory grounds, an Inscribed Early Christian Monument, 

 utilized for ornamental purposes, as a rugged piece of granite. 

 It was thrust head-downward, diagonally, into the ground, to 

 allow of its roughly pointed base appearing as part of the 

 rockery. 



On observing that letters were cut upon it, Mr. Wills 

 sketched the stone and its markings, as far as he could trace 

 them, and sent diagrams of them to the editor of the Western 

 Weekltj News, at Plymouth. His illustrations and description 

 were published in that paper on October 24th, 1891. 



In consequence of the awkward position of the stone 

 which was partly buried, he was, of course, unable to obtain 

 either an accurate or a complete copy of the legend. 



Mr. Langdon, who was in London, had meanwhile informed 

 me of Mr. Wills's discovery, and they both wished me to 

 jiscertaiu the true reading. 



