Arraglen Ogham Stone

Arraglen Ogham Stone
Arraglen Ogham Stone
	Native name; Irish: Cloch Oghaim Airghleanna
Type	ogham stone
Location	Arraglen, Brandon,; County Kerry, Ireland
Coordinates	52.2589°N 10.249°W
Elevation	669 m (2,195 ft)
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Built	c. 550–600 AD
Owner	Office of Public Works
National Monument of Ireland
Official name	Arraglen Ogham Stone[1]
Reference no.	221.01
	Location of Arraglen Ogham Stone in Ireland

The Arraglen Ogham Stone is an ogham stone (CIIC 145) and a National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.[2][3]

Location

Arraglen ogham stone is located in a saddle between Mount Brandon and Masatiompan.[3]

History

This stone was erected as a grave marker, with inscription in Primitive Irish, some time in c. AD 550–600.[4][5]

Description

The stone is sandstone, 191 × 38 × 20 cm. The inscription reads QRIMITIR RO/Ṇ[A]/ṆN MAQ̣ COMOGANN ("of the priest [cruimther] Rónán son of Comgán").[6] It contains a circled cross.[7][8]

References

"National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship" (PDF). 4 March 2009. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
Herity, Michael (14 November 1995). Studies in the Layout, Buildings and Art in Stone of Early Irish Monasteries. Pindar Press. ISBN 9780907132813 – via Google Books.
Foster, SallyM (5 July 2017). Able Minds and Practiced Hands: Scotland's Early Medieval Sculpture in the 21st Century. Routledge. ISBN 9781351577847 – via Google Books.
"Ogham in 3D - Arraglen / 145. Arraglen". ogham.celt.dias.ie.
Ferguson, Sir Samuel (14 November 1887). Ogham Inscriptions in Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. D. Douglas – via Internet Archive. Arraglen.
"Ogham in 3D - Arraglen / 145. Arraglen". ogham.celt.dias.ie.
Bonner, Gerald; Rollason, David W.; Stancliffe, Clare (14 November 1989). St. Cuthbert, His Cult and His Community to AD 1200. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 9780851156101 – via Google Books.
Monk, Michael A.; Sheehan, John (14 November 1998). Early Medieval Munster: Archaeology, History and Society. Cork University Press. ISBN 9781859181072 – via Google Books.

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[archaeology-1] "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship" (PDF). 4 March 2009. Retrieved 2017-08-26.

[2] Herity, Michael (14 November 1995). Studies in the Layout, Buildings and Art in Stone of Early Irish Monasteries. Pindar Press. ISBN 9780907132813 – via Google Books.

[auto-3] Foster, SallyM (5 July 2017). Able Minds and Practiced Hands: Scotland's Early Medieval Sculpture in the 21st Century. Routledge. ISBN 9781351577847 – via Google Books.

[4] "Ogham in 3D - Arraglen / 145. Arraglen". ogham.celt.dias.ie.

[5] Ferguson, Sir Samuel (14 November 1887). Ogham Inscriptions in Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. D. Douglas – via Internet Archive. Arraglen.

[6] "Ogham in 3D - Arraglen / 145. Arraglen". ogham.celt.dias.ie.

[7] Bonner, Gerald; Rollason, David W.; Stancliffe, Clare (14 November 1989). St. Cuthbert, His Cult and His Community to AD 1200. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 9780851156101 – via Google Books.

[8] Monk, Michael A.; Sheehan, John (14 November 1998). Early Medieval Munster: Archaeology, History and Society. Cork University Press. ISBN 9781859181072 – via Google Books.