Arraglen Ogham Stone

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Arraglen Ogham Stone
Native name
Irish: Cloch Oghaim Airghleanna
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Type ogham stone
LocationArraglen, Brandon,
County Kerry, Ireland
Coordinates 52°15′32″N10°14′56″W / 52.2589°N 10.249°W / 52.2589; -10.249 Coordinates: 52°15′32″N10°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
Owner Office of Public Works
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Location of Arraglen Ogham Stone in Ireland
Official nameArraglen
Reference no.221 [1]

The Arraglen Ogham Stone is an ogham stone (CIIC 145) and a National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland. [2] [3]

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Location

Arraglen ogham stone is located in a saddle between Mount Brandon and Masatiompan. [3]

History

This stone was erected as a grave marker, with inscription in Primitive Irish, some time in c. AD 550–600. [4] [5]

Description

The stone is sandstone, 191 × 38 × 20 cm. The inscription reads QRIMITIR RO/Ṇ[A]/ṆN MAQ̣ COMOGANN ("of the priest [cruimther] Rónán son of Comgán"). [6] It contains a circled cross. [7] [8]

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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. 1 2 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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