Ballycrovane Ogham Stone

Ballycrovane Ogham Stone (CIIC 66) is an ogham stone and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland.[1][2][3][4]

Ballycrovane Ogham Stone
Native name
Irish: Cloch Oghaim Bhéal an Churraigh Bháin
TypeOgham stone
LocationFaunkill and the Woods, Ardgroom,
County Cork, Ireland
Coordinates51.713056°N 9.944167°W / 51.713056; -9.944167
Elevation9 m (30 ft)
Height5.3 m (17 ft)
BuiltAD 300–600
Official nameBallycrovane Ogham Stone
Reference no.426
Location of Ballycrovane Ogham Stone in Ireland

Location

Ballycrovane Ogham Stone stands in a field 4.3 km (2.7 mi) east-southeast of Ardgroom, overlooking Kenmare Bay.[5][6]

History

This is the tallest known Ogham stone, carved in the 4th–6th century AD.[7][2]

Description

Ballycrovane Ogham Stone is a pillar of stone measuring 470 × 102 × 32 cm and has Ogham carvings incised on two edges. ᚛ ᚋᚐᚊᚔᚇᚓᚉᚉᚓᚇᚇᚐᚄᚐᚃᚔᚈᚒᚏᚐᚅᚔᚐᚄ᚜ (MAQI-DECCEDDAS AVI TURANIAS, "of Mac-Deichet Uí Thorna") is carved on it.[8][9]

References

  1. "Ballycrovane Ogham Stone: Eyeries, Co Cork". Ireland Travel Kit.
  2. Hannon, Ed (8 September 2014). "Ballycrovane Ogham Stone, Cork, Ireland". Visions of the Past.
  3. The Yorkshire Archaeological and Topographical Journal. Yorkshire Archæological Society. 1 January 1875 via Google Books.
  4. Ferguson, Sir Samuel (1 January 1887). Ogham Inscriptions in Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. D. Douglas via Internet Archive. ballycrovane ad.
  5. "Ballycrovane Ogham Stone".
  6. "Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society". The Society. 1 January 1894 via Google Books.
  7. "Ballycrovane Ogham Stone - Roaringwater Journal".
  8. "Ogham in 3D - Faunkill and the Woods / 66. Faunkill and the Woods".
  9. Iles, Susanne (3 November 2007). "Ballycrovane Ogham Stone".
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