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At a glance
- TypeOgham stone
- Date or period mentioned1839
- 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
Dunmore/An Dún Mór: This large headland, rising 328 feet/100m OD, projects W into the Blasket Sound at the extreme W tip of the Dingle Peninsula.
Full archaeological record 118 words
Dunmore/An Dún Mór: This large headland, rising 328 feet/100m OD, projects W into the Blasket Sound at the extreme W tip of the Dingle Peninsula.
An ogham stone stands upright on the summit of the headland. This lay prostrate when first recorded (Windele 1838, 153), but was subsequently re-erected (Chatterton 1839, 187). It stands 2m high and is .45m wide x c. 0.3m thick. The inscription reads: ERC MAQI MAQI-ERCIAS (MU) DOVINI(A). The second last word, as recorded by Macalister (1945, 171), is now unclear. The final A is not visible either, but is included in most earlier accounts. Westropp (1910, 291) suggests that Dunmore may have been a place of ritual, a sanctuary of the goddess Duibhne.
References
- 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=178
- This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 1/2004).
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Paul Walsh · Updated 2 January 2015 · Based on the J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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Around Ogham Stone Coumeenole North / Dunmore Head, Co. Kerry
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