Ballycrovane Ogham Stone
Ogham stone in County Cork, Ireland
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Location of Ballycrovane Ogham Stone in Ireland
National monument of Ireland
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]
Description
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Ogham_letter_ngeadal.svg/37px-Ogham_letter_ngeadal.svg.png)
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Ballycrovane Ogham Stone is a pillar of stone measuring 470 × 102 × 32 cm and has Ogham carvings incised on two edges.
᚛ᚋᚐᚊᚔMAQI-
ᚇᚓᚉᚉᚓᚇᚇᚐᚄ
DECCEDDAS
ᚐᚃᚔ
AVI
ᚈᚒᚏᚐᚅᚔᚐᚄ᚜
TURANIAS
᚛ᚋᚐᚊᚔ ᚇᚓᚉᚉᚓᚇᚇᚐᚄ ᚐᚃᚔ ᚈᚒᚏᚐᚅᚔᚐᚄ᚜
MAQI- DECCEDDAS AVI TURANIAS
References
- ^ "National Monuments of County Cork in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 3. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Ballycrovane Ogham Stone: Eyeries, Co Cork". Ireland Travel Kit.
- ^ a b Hannon, Ed (8 September 2014). "Ballycrovane Ogham Stone, Cork, Ireland". Visions of the Past.
- ^ The Yorkshire Archaeological and Topographical Journal. Yorkshire Archæological Society. 1 January 1875 – via Google Books.
- ^ Ferguson, Sir Samuel (1 January 1887). Ogham Inscriptions in Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. D. Douglas – via Internet Archive.
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- ^ "Ballycrovane Ogham Stone".
- ^ "Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society". The Society. 1 January 1894 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Ballycrovane Ogham Stone". Roaringwater Journal. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Ogham in 3D - Faunkill and the Woods / 66. Faunkill and the Woods".
- ^ Iles, Susanne (3 November 2007). "Ballycrovane Ogham Stone".