Coloured postcard
Acc.no: PEZPH : 1992.833
Identification
Item: Maen Scryfa
Description: Frith Postcard shows Men Scryfa, Morvah. The writing on the standing stone reads 'RIALOBRAN- CVNOVAL- FIL- (the last word is below ground level). They are latinised versions of Celtic names. Ryalvran (Royal Raven) is pure Cornish. The second word comes from the British 'Cuno-uallos (famous leader) or in Cornish: 'Kenwal' and dated to the fifth or sixth century AD. The stone itself may have been a Bronze Age menhir. A popular tradition stated that a battle was fought nearby, and that Riolbranus was slain and buried at the spot. It was further claimed that the length of the stone (about 9 feet) was the exact height of the warrior, son of a British pre-Roman king.
Description
Production
Date: 1890
Category: Photography
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