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
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.

᚛ᚋᚐᚊᚔ

MAQI-

ᚇᚓᚉᚉᚓᚇᚇᚐᚄ

DECCEDDAS

ᚐᚃᚔ

AVI

ᚈᚒᚏᚐᚅᚔᚐᚄ᚜

TURANIAS

᚛ᚋᚐᚊᚔᚇᚓᚉᚉᚓᚇᚇᚐᚄᚐᚃᚔᚈᚒᚏᚐᚅᚔᚐᚄ᚜

MAQI- DECCEDDAS AVI TURANIAS

"of Mac-Deichet Uí Thorna" [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".