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At a glance
- TypeOgham stone
- Recorded size L 2.87m; W at W end 1.78m tapering to W at E end of 1.55m; max. T 0.45m tapering to 0.28m at the E end
- StatusNational Monument
What to look for
- Ogham inscription
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
History and description
A large rectangular fallen slab of close-grained slate (dims. L 2.87m; Wth at W end 1.78m tapering to Wth at E end of 1.55m; max. T 0.45m tapering to 0.28m at the E end), in its own enclosure in a corner of a field by the side of the road.
Full archaeological record 145 words
A large rectangular fallen slab of close-grained slate (dims. L 2.87m; Wth at W end 1.78m tapering to Wth at E end of 1.55m; max. T 0.45m tapering to 0.28m at the E end), in its own enclosure in a corner of a field by the side of the road. On the N edge of the upper face, along the eastern portion for a length of c. 1.15m from the E edge, is an ogham inscription read by Macalister (1945, 42-4, no. 38) as: CORBI KOI MAQI LABRID. According to Macalister (ibid.) the stone was originally standing upright in the field in which it is now recumbent.
(National Monument no. 599)
This stone has been studied as part of the ‘Ogham in 3D’ project undertaken by the School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. To access details go to the following website: http://ogham.celt.dias.ie/search.php?ciic=38
References
- Date of revised upload: 11 January 2017
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Nora White. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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Named sites within 5 km with only a short entry in the Archaeological Survey.
- Kilcurl CastleCastle - tower house · Kilcurl (Feronsby) · 0.6 km · official record
- Ballyhale Church (site of)Church · Ballyhale · 1.5 km · official record
- Knocktopher Carmelite Abbey (site of)Religious house - Carmelite friars · Knocktopherabbey · 1.5 km · official record
- Trinity WellRitual site - holy well · Knocktopherabbey · 1.5 km · official record
- Knocktopher ChurchChurch · Knocktophermanor · 1.5 km · official record
- Derrynahinch Church ruinChurch · Derrynahinch · 2.2 km · official record
- Kilkeasy Church ruinChurch · Kilkeasy · 3.2 km · official record
- Saint Brendan's WellRitual site - holy well · Aghaviller · 3.3 km · official record
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