Ballycrovane Ogham Stone

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The Ballycrovane Ogham Stone

Ballycrovane Ogham Stone is a tall standing stone in County Cork bearing an ogham inscription. It has been enrolled as a National Monument.

The stone is to be found near Ballycrovane in County Cork, in a field three mles east-southeast of Ardgroom, overlooking Kenmare Bay.[1][2] It was carved in the 4th–6th century AD.[3]

The Ballycrovane stone is the tallest known ogham stone in Ireland. It is a pillar of stone measuring 15 feet tall by three feet wide and 1 foot thick. The Ogham carvings are incised on two edges, reading:

ᚋᚐᚊᚔᚇᚓᚉᚉᚓᚇᚇᚐᚄᚐᚃᚔᚈᚒᚏᚐᚅᚔᚐᚄ᚜ (MAQI-DECCEDDAS AVI TURANIAS, "of Mac-Deichet Uí Thorna")[4][5]

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