364 CARDINHAIiI ANTIQUITIES. 



It is a fine specimen of a four-holed cross, that is, one which com- 

 bines the emblems of redemption (cross) and eternity (circle). 

 It is adorned with interlaced ornaments and scroll work. 



Upon one face is a panel, near the upper part of the shaft, 



containing incised crosses and letters, apparently t b perhaps in 



commemoration of a person whose name is represented by the 

 initial T. The second letter, H, may stand for hic, and the 

 whole may be equivalent to 



" + T Hic[jacet] + " 



or we may suppose that another common formula is most briefly 

 signified thus 



" + T [fecit] .... Hanc [crucem] + " 



[pro anima sua]. 



The form of the letters and the braid-work ornamentation 

 upon the stone, agree in style, as both belonging to the Anglo- 

 Saxon period. 



Two other ancient sculptured stones were found during the 

 rebuilding of part of the Church, and are now placed outside. 

 One was made apparently for standing erect at the head of a 

 grave. It is very massive, cut to shoulders, its upper part is 

 formed as a disc on which is a cross, and there are also cross- 

 limbs projecting beyond the disc. The other stone is a horizon- 

 tal granite slab somewhat rudely incised with a long-stemmed 

 cross and other devices. Outside the churchyard leans against the 

 hedge or wall a huge granite monolith, smoothed on its four 

 sides like a gigantic cross shaft. It is very ponderous. 



Much older than any of the lettered memorials so far des- 

 cribed, is the 



WELL-TOWN INSCEIBED STONE. 



This was partially deciphered and figured by Mr. Blight* some 

 years ago, and Mr. T. Q. Couch prevailed upon the owner of the 

 property to have the stone protected by iron bars : consequently 

 it is now so guarded. It stands against the wall of a farm- 

 building. Two holes made for the fijsing of hinges in the in- 

 scribed face shew that it has been used as a gate-post. The words 

 run lengthways down the face of the stone, in 2 lines. They are 

 in Latin, and are prefaced by a curved line, brace or bracket.f 



* Crosses of East Cornwall, p. 126. 



f There is a very similar curve used in the same manner upon the Lanivet and 

 Doidon (Endellion) inscribed stones. 



