Ballycrovane Ogham Stone Explained

Ballycrovane Ogham Stone
Native Name:	Cloch Oghaim Bhéal an Churraigh Bháin
Native Language:	ga
Elevation:	9m (30feet)
Coordinates:	51.7131°N -9.9442°W
Location:	Faunkill and the Woods, Ardgroom, County Cork, Ireland
Built:	AD 300–600
Type:	Ogham stone
Height:	5.3m (17.4feet)
Embedded:	Embed: yes Designation2: National Monument of Ireland Designation2 Offname: Ballycrovane Designation2 Number: 426^[1]

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 4.3km (02.7miles) 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

Ballycrovane Ogham Stone is a pillar of stone measuring 470 × 102 × 32 cm and has Ogham carvings incised on two edges.

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Monuments of County Cork in State Care . 3 . heritageireland.ie . National Monument Service . 2 July 2020.
2. Web site: Ballycrovane Ogham Stone: Eyeries, Co Cork . Ireland Travel Kit.
3. Web site: Ballycrovane Ogham Stone, Cork, Ireland. Ed . Hannon. 8 September 2014. Visions of the Past.
4. Book: The Yorkshire Archaeological and Topographical Journal. 1 January 1875. Yorkshire Archæological Society.. Google Books.
5. Book: Ferguson, Sir Samuel. Ogham Inscriptions in Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. ballycrovane ad.. 1 January 1887. D. Douglas. Internet Archive.
6. Web site: Ballycrovane Ogham Stone.
7. Web site: Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society. 1 January 1894. The Society. Google Books.
8. Web site: Ballycrovane Ogham Stone. Roaringwater Journal. 31 July 2021.