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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