ðə bˈeɪs hɐz sɚvˈaɪvd ɪn sˈɪɾuː wɪð ɐn ɪnskɹˈɪpʃən ɪn ˈɪnsəlɚ skɹˈɪpt, ʌnɹˈiːdəbəl ɛksˈɛpt fɚðə wˈɜːd kɹˈuːsəm; ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ ɑːkˈæʃə dˈeɪts ðə kənstɹˈʌkʃən ʌv ðɪs mˈɑːnjuːmənt bᵻtwˌiːn ðə nˈaɪnθ ænd ᵻlˈɛvənθ sˈɛntʃɚɹiz.
The base has survived in situ with an inscription in insular script, unreadable except for the word crucem; Elisabeth Okasha dates the construction of this monument between the ninth and eleventh centuries.