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At a glance
- TypeOgham stone
What to look for
- Ogham inscription
- Now in a church or museum
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
One of three ogham stones from Cill Tire burial ground (WA029-042002-). This stone (1.42m x 0.30m x 0.28m) of coarse-grained slate and very brittle, is broken into four pieces and was found during excavation of the site by Macalister (1935b, 12).
Full archaeological record 104 words
One of three ogham stones from Cill Tire burial ground (WA029-042002-). This stone (1.42m x 0.30m x 0.28m) of coarse-grained slate and very brittle, is broken into four pieces and was found during excavation of the site by Macalister (1935b, 12). The inscription was initially read by him as RITUVVAS: he subsequently revised this as CATTUVIR (1945, vol. 1, 264). The stone is in the National Museum of Ireland (DU018-388----).
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=268
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Michael Moore · Updated 7 January 2015. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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