Inscribed stone in Inchbofin

Fragment of a stone described by Robert Cochrane as, 'another curious stone shows parts of two grooves 3/8 inch [0.09m] wide and 5/16 inch [0.08m] deep. The portion remains of the grooves is 2" [0.05m] long, They may have been used for sharpening pointed tools' (Anon. 1913, 48). This may be the same stone catalogued by Crawford in 1913 as slab (i) and described as a ‘fragment 11 in. [0.28m] by 6½ in. [0.15m], incised with the letters ..td, and below them . . r’ (Crawford 1913, 329). Listed by Macalister in 1949 as slab no. 875 and described as a fragmentary slab with 'the ends of two lines of writing' (Macalister 1949, 80). See attached 1912 OPW drawing of stone with two incised lines (Anon. 1913, 47). Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 23 April 2021

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the grooves on the inscribed stone in Inchbofin may have served a ritual, symbolic, or functional purpose, such as in ceremonial activity or as part of a tool or monument. No specific folklore or detailed local tradition is recorded for this site.