Ardcanaght Stones

The Ardcanaght Stones are a pair of ogham stones (CIIC 246) forming a National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.[2][3]

Ardcanaght Ogham Stones
Native name
Irish: Clocha Oghaim Ard Cánachta
Location of Ardcanaght Ogham Stones in Ireland
Typeogham stones
LocationArdcanaght, Castlemaine,
County Kerry, Ireland
Coordinates52.169057°N 9.725829°W / 52.169057; -9.725829
Elevation15 m (49 ft)
Builtc. AD 300–800
Ownerprivate
Official nameArdcannaght Ogham Stones[1]
Reference no.430

Location

Ardcanaght Stones are located 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) west of Castlemaine, to the north of the River Maine.[4][5]

History

The inscriptions are too fragmentary to give them a precise date. Ogham carvings were made in Ireland between the 4th and 10th centuries. They were rediscovered in the 1940s and moved here in recent years from a cillín.[6][7]

Description

The two stones are accompanied by a large standing stone, 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) tall.

The stones are:

  • 246a: 90 cm (3 feet) tall with the inscription LMCBLTCL LT
  • 246b: a small fragment with the inscription V MAQỊ. "MAQI" commonly appears on Ogham inscriptions; it means "son [of]".

References

  1. "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship" (PDF). 4 March 2009. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
  2. Barrington, T. J. (25 August 1999). Discovering Kerry: Its History, Heritage & Topography. Collins Press. ISBN 9781898256717 via Google Books.
  3. King, Jeremiah (25 August 1986). "County Kerry past and present: a handbook to the local and family history of the county". Mercier Press via Google Books.
  4. Macalister, Robert Alexander Stewart (25 August 2017). "Corpus Inscriptionum Insularum Celticarum". Stationery office via Google Books.
  5. Britain), Automobile Association (Great; Beach, Russell (1 January 1976). AA touring guide to Ireland. AA. ISBN 9780091270209 via Google Books.
  6. "Ogham in 3D - Ardcanaght". ogham.celt.dias.ie.
  7. 2010., PIP. "ARDCANAGHT OGHAM STONES/MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS OF IRELAND.COM". www.megalithicmonumentsofireland.com.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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