Ballycrovane Ogham Stone

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Ballycrovane Ogham Stone
Native name
Irish: Cloch Oghaim Bhéal an Churraigh Bháin
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Type Ogham stone
LocationFaunkill and the Woods, Ardgroom,
County Cork, Ireland
Coordinates 51°42′47″N9°56′39″W / 51.713056°N 9.944167°W / 51.713056; -9.944167 Coordinates: 51°42′47″N9°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
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Location of Ballycrovane Ogham Stone in Ireland
Official nameBallycrovane
Reference no.426 [1]

Ballycrovane Ogham Stone (CIIC 66) is an ogham stone and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Location

Ballycrovane Ogham Stone stands in a field 4.3 km (2.7 mi) east-southeast of Ardgroom, overlooking Kenmare Bay. [6] [7]

History

This is the tallest known Ogham stone, carved in the 4th–6th century AD. [8] [3]

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. [9] [10]

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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. 1 2 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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