Ardcanaght Stones
The Ardcanaght Stones are a pair of ogham stones (designated a National Monument in County Kerry.[1][2]
- Location map: 52°10’9"N, 9°43’33"W
The Ardcanaght Stones are to be found a mile west of Castlemaine, to the north of the River Maine.[3][4]
History
The inscriptions are too fragmentary to give the stones a precise date, but 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.[5][6]
Description
The two stones are accompanied by a large standing stone, 5 feet tall.
The stones are:
- 246a: 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
- ↑ Barrington, T. J. (25 August 1999). Discovering Kerry: Its History, Heritage & Topography. Collins Press. ISBN 9781898256717. https://books.google.com/books?id=ofeEAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Ardcanaght+Stones%22.
- ↑ 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. https://books.google.com/books?id=N5JnAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Ardcanaght%22+.
- ↑ Macalister, Robert Alexander Stewart (25 August 2017). "Corpus Inscriptionum Insularum Celticarum". Stationery office. https://books.google.com/books?id=4jgaAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Ardcanaght%22+ogham.
- ↑ Britain), Automobile Association (Great; Beach, Russell (1 January 1976). AA touring guide to Ireland. AA. ISBN 9780091270209. https://books.google.com/books?id=L9v-wo0DWUoC&q=%22Ardcanaght%22+ogham.
- ↑ "Ogham in 3D - Ardcanaght". https://ogham.celt.dias.ie/site.php?lang=en&site=Ardcanaght&stoneinfo=description.
- ↑ "Ardcanaght Ogham Stones". http://www.megalithicmonumentsofireland.com/COUNTIES/KERRY/Ardcanaght_OghamStones.html.