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Ogham stone

Longstone, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ogham stone, Longstone, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Longstone
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Long Stone (1935)
Coordinates
52.00355, -8.53711
SMR number
CO052-014----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Found in pasture, on an E-facing slope. A recumbent stone (L 3.3m; max. Wth 0.8m) lying E-W with the W end embedded in ground. Recorded as a possible ogham stone. The stone narrows towards the E end which is c. 0.81m above ground level. Known locally as "An Cloch Fhada" (the Long Stone). (Condon 1916, 61; Power et al. 1994, no. 4218)

Compiled by: Nora White

Date of upload: 1 February 2016

References

Condon, J.P. 1916 Rude stone monuments of the northern portion of Cork county. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 46, 58-76, 136-62.

Power, D., Byrne, E., Egan, U., Lane, S. and Sleeman, M. 1994 Archaeological inventory of county Cork, vol. 2: East and South Cork. Dublin. Stationery Office.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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