Scotia's Grave | |
Settlement Type: | Area |
Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Munster |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | County Kerry |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Utc Offset1: | +0 |
Timezone1 Dst: | IST (WEST) |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -1 |
Coordinates: | 52.2262°N -9.7105°W |
Blank Name: | Irish Grid Reference |
Scotia's Grave or Scota's Grave[1] is a rock feature south of Tralee in County Kerry, Ireland. It is beside a stream called the Finglas (Fionnghlas - 'clear stream'), in a wooded glen called Gleann Scoithín, anglicized 'Glenscoheen' or 'Glanaskagheen'.[2] According to Geoffrey Keating's Foras Feasa ar Éirinn (17th century), it is the burial place of Scota, an ancient queen of the Milesians (Gaels) who died there in battle with the Tuatha Dé Danann.[3] John O'Mahony translated Gleann Scoithín as "vale of the little flower" and said it is the Irish equivalent of the female name Flora.[3] According to the National Monuments Service, "Following a site inspection in 1999 it was concluded that the evidence was not sufficient to warrant accepting this as an archaeological monument".[4]