Dunloe Ogham Stones | |
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Native name Irish: Clocha Oghaim Dhún Lóich | |
The Beaufort Stones [1] | |
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Type | ogham stones |
Location | Coolmagort,
Beaufort, County Kerry, Ireland |
Coordinates | 52°03′37″N 9°38′05″W / 52.060410°N 9.634788°W |
Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
Owner | state |
Official name | Dunloe Ogham Stones |
Reference no. | 385 |
Dunloe Ogham Stones (CIIC 197–203, 241) is a collection of ogham stones forming a National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland. [2] [3] [4]
Dunloe Ogham Stones are located 1 km south of Beaufort, to the south of the River Laune. [5]
The stones were carved in the 5th and 6th centuries AD and served as burial markers. Seven were discovered in 1838 forming the ceiling of a souterrain near Dunloe Castle and were moved to their current site by 1945. [6] [7] [8] [9] Another stone comes from the old church of Kilbonane. [10] [11]
The Kilbonane stone is in the centre (CIIC 241) and the others are arranged around it. [12]
Dunloe Ogham Stones | |
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Native name Irish: Clocha Oghaim Dhún Lóich | |
The Beaufort Stones [1] | |
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Type | ogham stones |
Location | Coolmagort,
Beaufort, County Kerry, Ireland |
Coordinates | 52°03′37″N 9°38′05″W / 52.060410°N 9.634788°W |
Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
Owner | state |
Official name | Dunloe Ogham Stones |
Reference no. | 385 |
Dunloe Ogham Stones (CIIC 197–203, 241) is a collection of ogham stones forming a National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland. [2] [3] [4]
Dunloe Ogham Stones are located 1 km south of Beaufort, to the south of the River Laune. [5]
The stones were carved in the 5th and 6th centuries AD and served as burial markers. Seven were discovered in 1838 forming the ceiling of a souterrain near Dunloe Castle and were moved to their current site by 1945. [6] [7] [8] [9] Another stone comes from the old church of Kilbonane. [10] [11]
The Kilbonane stone is in the centre (CIIC 241) and the others are arranged around it. [12]