Ardcanaght Stones

Pair of ogham stones in County Kerry, Ireland

Ardcanaght Ogham Stones

Native name
Irish: Clocha Oghaim Ard Cánachta

Location of Ardcanaght Ogham Stones in Ireland

Type| ogham stones
Location| Ardcanaght, Castlemaine,
County Kerry, Ireland
Coordinates| 52°10′09″N 9°43′33″W﻿ / ﻿52.169057°N 9.725829°W﻿ / 52.169057; -9.725829Coordinates: 52°10′09″N 9°43′33″W﻿ / ﻿52.169057°N 9.725829°W﻿ / 52.169057; -9.725829
Elevation| 15 m (49 ft)
Built| c. AD 300–800
Owner| private

National Monument of Ireland

Official name| Ardcannaght[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[edit]

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

## History[edit]

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[edit]

The two stones are accompanied by a large standing stone, 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) tall.

The stones are:

* 246a: 90 cm (3 feet) 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[edit]

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.