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Ogham stone in County Cork, Ireland
Ballycrovane Ogham Stone
Native name
Cloch Oghaim Bhéal an Churraigh Bháin (Irish)
TypeOgham stone
LocationFaunkill and the Woods, Ardgroom,
County Cork, Ireland
Coordinates51°42′47″N 9°56′39″W / 51.713056°N 9.944167°W / 51.713056; -9.944167
Elevation9 m (30 ft)
Height5.3 m (17 ft)
BuiltAD 300–600
Ballycrovane Ogham Stone is located in IrelandBallycrovane Ogham StoneLocation of Ballycrovane Ogham Stone in Ireland
National monument of Ireland
Official nameBallycrovane
Reference no.426
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Ballycrovane Ogham Stone (CIIC 66) is an ogham stone and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland.

Location

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

History

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

Description

Ballycrovane Ogham Stone is a pillar of stone measuring 470 × 102 × 32 cm and has Ogham carvings incised on two edges.

᚛ᚋᚐᚊᚔ

MAQI-

ᚇᚓᚉᚉᚓᚇᚇᚐᚄ

DECCEDDAS

ᚐᚃᚔ

AVI

ᚈᚒᚏᚐᚅᚔᚐᚄ᚜

TURANIAS

᚛ᚋᚐᚊᚔ ᚇᚓᚉᚉᚓᚇᚇᚐᚄ ᚐᚃᚔ ᚈᚒᚏᚐᚅᚔᚐᚄ᚜

MAQI- DECCEDDAS AVI TURANIAS

"of Mac-Deichet Uí Thorna"

References

  1. "National Monuments of County Cork in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 3. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. "Ballycrovane Ogham Stone: Eyeries, Co Cork". Ireland Travel Kit.
  3. ^ Hannon, Ed (8 September 2014). "Ballycrovane Ogham Stone, Cork, Ireland". Visions of the Past.
  4. The Yorkshire Archaeological and Topographical Journal. Yorkshire Archæological Society. 1 January 1875 – via Google Books.
  5. Ferguson, Sir Samuel (1 January 1887). Ogham Inscriptions in Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. D. Douglas – via Internet Archive. ballycrovane ad.
  6. "Ballycrovane Ogham Stone".
  7. "Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society". The Society. 1 January 1894 – via Google Books.
  8. "Ballycrovane Ogham Stone". Roaringwater Journal. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  9. "Ogham in 3D - Faunkill and the Woods / 66. Faunkill and the Woods".
  10. Iles, Susanne (3 November 2007). "Ballycrovane Ogham Stone".
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