Ballinrannig Stone
Photo: Seandálaí · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ogham stone

Ballinrannig Stone

Standing stone in County Kerry.

  • AccessNot confirmed
  • National MonumentIn State care
  • 18th centuryIn the record
  • FolkloreNone recorded
  • PhotoWikimedia Commons
Baile An Reannaigh, Co. Kerry52.17890, -10.38815
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At a glance

  • TypeOgham stone
  • Date or period mentioned18th century
  • Condition (as surveyed)Ruined
  • StatusNational Monument

What to look for

  • Ogham inscription
  • Cross carved

Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.

Can you visit?

  • No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
  • Ask the landowner before crossing fields, close gates, leave the stones as you find them.Visiting responsibly
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History and description

Cillvickillane/Cill Mhic Uíleáin: A storm at the end of the 18th century exposed 7 ogham stones, this possible fragment of an 8th ogham stone, a cross-inscribed stone, a number of graves and quantities of bone, and the ruins of several houses (Windele 1838, 145). Windele's sketch of the site shows the ogham stones set out in a rough semi-circle on top of the mound with a slab-lined grave positioned nearby.

Full archaeological record 197 words

Cillvickillane/Cill Mhic Uíleáin: A storm at the end of the 18th century exposed 7 ogham stones, this possible fragment of an 8th ogham stone, a cross-inscribed stone, a number of graves and quantities of bone, and the ruins of several houses (Windele 1838, 145). Windele's sketch of the site shows the ogham stones set out in a rough semi-circle on top of the mound with a slab-lined grave positioned nearby. Lord Ventry removed 6 of the ogham stones from the site in the mid-19th century; nos. 1 to 4 now line the driveway to Burnham House/Colaiste Íde (KE053-012004-, KE053-012005-, KE053-012006-, KE053-012007-), between Dingle and Ventry; nos. 5 and 6 are preserved in the grounds of Chute Hall (KE027-132----, KE027-241----) near Tralee and no. 7 remains at the original site (KE042-057003-).

The present location of this stone is at Chute Hall in the townland of Tullygarran and its monument number at that location is KE027-241----. A stone measuring 1.1m high and 0.29 x 0.20m at base. Two opposed angles bear the inscription: CCICAMINI MAQQ(I) C(A)TTINI. Two of the vowels are no longer traceable but the remainder of the scores are clearly defined. (Cuppage 1986, no. 792 (No. 6))

References

  • To see a 3D model of this monument, visit; https://skfb.ly/6yxQA

Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Nora White · Updated 30 November 2016. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.

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