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32 A lead sarcophagus of probable fifth-century date unique for Wales, from Rhuddgaer,
Gwynedd, indicates that burial practice was initially consistent with that of Roman Britain
in some areas. Two of the side sheets bear the raised inscription CAMVLORIS, and the
letters HOI on one side have been expanded to H(lC) O(SSA) I(ACENT) ('Here lie the
bones of Camuloris'; Williams 1878: 136).
33 The stone from Pen mach no (Gwynedd) records the burial of Carausius beneath a cairn or
burial mound (CARAVSIUSI HIC IACITI IN HOC CONI GERIES LAI PIDUM).
34 OROIT AR TUATHGAIL LAS DERNATH IN CHROSSA. Probably the abbot of
Clonmacnois who died in 8Il (for a discussion, see Kelly 199 2: 74-5).
35 It has recently been suggested that symbols, often in pairs, may have been used to convey
pictorially the bipartite names of the commemorated built upon themes (Samson 1992).
Interestingly, a Class I stone from Inchyra, Perth, also bears ogam inscriptions.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis chapter has relied heavily on the scholarship of others, many of whom are cited
in the bibliography. I am particularly grateful to Ian Fisher and Dr Nancy Edwards
for reading a draft of the text and making valuable comments. I would also like to
thank Raghnall OFloinn, Katherine Forsyth and Mike Spearman for information,
Tony Daly for preparing the line drawings, and the following bodies for permission
to reproduce their illustrations: the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical
Monuments of Scotland; the National Museum of Ireland; the Office of Public
Works, Ireland; the National Museums of Scotland; the National Museum of Wales,
and the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
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