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Ogham stone in County Kerry, Ireland
Arraglen Ogham Stone
Native name
Cloch Oghaim Airghleanna (Irish)
Typeogham stone
LocationArraglen, Brandon,
County Kerry, Ireland
Coordinates52°15′32″N 10°14′56″W / 52.2589°N 10.249°W / 52.2589; -10.249
Elevation669 m (2,195 ft)
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Builtc. 550–600 AD
OwnerOffice of Public Works
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National monument of Ireland
Official nameArraglen
Reference no.221

The Arraglen Ogham Stone is an ogham stone (CIIC 145) and a National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.

Location

Arraglen ogham stone is located in a saddle between Mount Brandon and Masatiompan.

History

This stone was erected as a grave marker, with inscription in Primitive Irish, some time in c. AD 550–600.

Description

The stone is sandstone, 191 × 38 × 20 cm. The inscription reads QRIMITIR RO/Ṇ/ṆN MAQ̣ COMOGANN ("of the priest Rónán son of Comgán"). It contains a circled cross.

References

  1. "National Monuments of County Kerry in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 1. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  2. Herity, Michael (14 November 1995). Studies in the Layout, Buildings and Art in Stone of Early Irish Monasteries. Pindar Press. ISBN 9780907132813 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Foster, SallyM (5 July 2017). Able Minds and Practiced Hands: Scotland's Early Medieval Sculpture in the 21st Century. Routledge. ISBN 9781351577847 – via Google Books.
  4. "Ogham in 3D - Arraglen / 145. Arraglen". ogham.celt.dias.ie.
  5. Ferguson, Sir Samuel (14 November 1887). Ogham Inscriptions in Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. D. Douglas – via Internet Archive. Arraglen.
  6. "Ogham in 3D - Arraglen / 145. Arraglen". ogham.celt.dias.ie.
  7. Bonner, Gerald; Rollason, David W.; Stancliffe, Clare (14 November 1989). St. Cuthbert, His Cult and His Community to AD 1200. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 9780851156101 – via Google Books.
  8. Monk, Michael A.; Sheehan, John (14 November 1998). Early Medieval Munster: Archaeology, History and Society. Cork University Press. ISBN 9781859181072 – via Google Books.
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