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Ardcanaght Stones

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Ardcanaght Ogham Stones
Native name
Clocha Oghaim Ard Cánachta (Irish)
Ardcanaght Stones is located in Ireland
Ardcanaght Stones
Location of Ardcanaght Ogham Stones in Ireland
Typeogham stones
LocationArdcanaght, Castlemaine,
County Kerry, Ireland
Coordinates52°10′09″N 9°43′33″W / 52.169057°N 9.725829°W / 52.169057; -9.725829
Elevation15 m (49 ft)
Builtc. AD 300–800
Ownerprivate
Official nameArdcannaght[1]
Reference no.430
Larger Ardcanaght Ogham Stone
Smaller (broken) Ardcanaght Ogham Stone

The Ardcanaght Stones are a pair of ogham stones (CIIC 246) forming a National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.[2][3]

Location

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Ardcanaght Stones are located 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) west of Castlemaine, to the north of the River Maine.[4][5]

History

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The inscriptions are too fragmentary to give them a precise date. Ogham carvings were made in Ireland between the 4th and 10th centuries. They were rediscovered in the 1940s and moved here in recent years from a cillín.[6][7]

Description

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The two stones are accompanied by a large standing stone, 1.6 metres (5 feet 3 inches) tall.

The stones are:

  • 246a: 90 cm (3.0 ft) tall with the inscription LMCBLTCL LT
  • 246b: a small fragment with the inscription V MAQỊ. "MAQI" commonly appears on Ogham inscriptions; it means "son [of]".

References

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  1. ^ "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship" (PDF). 4 March 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  2. ^ Barrington, T. J. (25 August 1999). Discovering Kerry: Its History, Heritage & Topography. Collins Press. ISBN 9781898256717 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ King, Jeremiah (25 August 1986). County Kerry past and present: a handbook to the local and family history of the county. Mercier Press. ISBN 9780853427988 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Macalister, Robert Alexander Stewart (25 August 2017). "Corpus Inscriptionum Insularum Celticarum". Stationery office – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Britain), Automobile Association (Great; Beach, Russell (1 January 1976). AA touring guide to Ireland. AA. ISBN 9780091270209 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Ogham in 3D - Ardcanaght". ogham.celt.dias.ie.
  7. ^ "Ardcanaght Ogham Stones". www.megalithicmonumentsofireland.com.
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