Arraglen Ogham Stone

Arraglen Ogham Stone
Native name
Irish: Cloch Oghaim Airghleanna
Type ogham stone
Location Arraglen, Brandon,
County Kerry, Ireland
Coordinates 52°15′32″N 10°14′56″W / 52.2589°N 10.249°W / 52.2589; -10.249Coordinates: 52°15′32″N 10°14′56″W / 52.2589°N 10.249°W / 52.2589; -10.249
Elevation 669 m (2,195 ft)
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Built c. 550–600 AD
Owner Office of Public Works
Official name: Arraglen Ogham Stone[1]
Reference no. 221.01
Location of Arraglen Ogham Stone in Ireland

The Arraglen Ogham Stone is an ogham stone (CIIC 145) and a National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.[2][3]

Location

Arraglen ogham stone is located in a saddle between Mount Brandon and Masatiompan.[3]

History

This stone was erected as a grave marker, with inscription in Primitive Irish, some time in c. AD 550–600.[4][5]

Description

The stone is sandstone, 191 × 38 × 20 cm. The inscription reads QRIMITIR RO/Ṇ[A]/ṆN MAQ̣ COMOGANN ("of the priest [cruimther] Rónán son of Comgán").[6] It contains a circled cross.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship" (PDF). 4 March 2009. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
  2. ↑ Herity, Michael (14 November 1995). "Studies in the Layout, Buildings and Art in Stone of Early Irish Monasteries". Pindar Press – via Google Books.
  3. 1 2 Foster, SallyM (5 July 2017). "Able Minds and Practiced Hands: Scotland's Early Medieval Sculpture in the 21st Century". Routledge – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "Ogham in 3D - Arraglen / 145. Arraglen". ogham.celt.dias.ie.
  5. ↑ Ferguson, Sir Samuel (14 November 1887). "Ogham Inscriptions in Ireland, Wales, and Scotland". D. Douglas – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ "Ogham in 3D - Arraglen / 145. Arraglen". ogham.celt.dias.ie.
  7. ↑ Bonner, Gerald; Rollason, David W.; Stancliffe, Clare (14 November 1989). "St. Cuthbert, His Cult and His Community to AD 1200". Boydell & Brewer – via Google Books.
  8. ↑ Monk, Michael A.; Sheehan, John (14 November 1998). "Early Medieval Munster: Archaeology, History and Society". Cork University Press – via Google Books.
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