Ardcanaght Ogham Stones | |
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Native name Irish: Clocha Oghaim Ard Cánachta | |
Type | ogham stones |
Location | Ardcanaght,
Castlemaine, County Kerry, Ireland |
Coordinates | 52°10′09″N 9°43′33″W / 52.169057°N 9.725829°W |
Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
Built | c. AD 300–800 |
Owner | private |
Official name | Ardcannaght [1] |
Reference no. | 430 |
The Ardcanaght Stones are a pair of
ogham stones (CIIC 246) forming a
National Monument located in
County Kerry,
Ireland.
[2]
[3]
Ardcanaght Stones are located 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) west of Castlemaine, to the north of the River Maine. [4] [5]
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]
The two stones are accompanied by a large standing stone, 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) tall.
The stones are:
Ardcanaght Ogham Stones | |
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Native name Irish: Clocha Oghaim Ard Cánachta | |
Type | ogham stones |
Location | Ardcanaght,
Castlemaine, County Kerry, Ireland |
Coordinates | 52°10′09″N 9°43′33″W / 52.169057°N 9.725829°W |
Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
Built | c. AD 300–800 |
Owner | private |
Official name | Ardcannaght [1] |
Reference no. | 430 |
The Ardcanaght Stones are a pair of
ogham stones (CIIC 246) forming a
National Monument located in
County Kerry,
Ireland.
[2]
[3]
Ardcanaght Stones are located 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) west of Castlemaine, to the north of the River Maine. [4] [5]
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]
The two stones are accompanied by a large standing stone, 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) tall.
The stones are: