Ballycrovane Ogham Stone

Ballycrovane Ogham Stone
Native name Cloch Oghaim Bhéal an Churraigh Bháin (Irish)
Type	Ogham stone
Location	Faunkill 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
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Height	5.3 m (17 ft)
Built	AD 300–600
Location of Ballycrovane Ogham Stone in Ireland
National monument of Ireland
Official name	Ballycrovane
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]}

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]} The stone was probably placed on the site long before the carvings were made. ^[9]

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

᚛ᚋᚐᚊᚔᚇᚓᚉᚉᚓᚇᚇᚐᚄᚐᚃᚔᚈᚒᚏᚐᚅᚔᚐᚄ᚜

MAQI- DECCEDDAS AVI TURANIAS

"of Mac-Deichet Uí Thorna" ^{[10] [11]}

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. Meehan, Cary (2004). Sacred Ireland. Somerset: Gothic Image Publications. p. 533. ISBN   0 906362 43 1.
10. "Ogham in 3D - Faunkill and the Woods / 66. Faunkill and the Woods".
11. Iles, Susanne (3 November 2007). "Ballycrovane Ogham Stone".