Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ogham stone
Ballynabortagh, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynabortagh
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.99976, -8.43333
- SMR number
- CO052-053----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
This is one of four stones recorded by Windele (Macalister 1943, 63) prior to their destruction in the mid-ninteenth century. The inscription on this stone was read by Windele and Macalister (ibid, no. 60) as MAILAGN(I). Macalister (ibid) quotes or paraphrases Windele thus: 'Within the enclosure (CO052-039002-)....four standing stones. One of these is the ogham no. 1 (CO052-039001-). Twenty yards south of it was a pair of stones, one of which was the ogham no. 2 (CO052-053---). A short distance to the west of these was a solitary pillar, with some flagstones, laid down close by (CO052-057---). (Power et al. 1994, no. 4231)
Compiled by: Nora White
Date of upload: 1 February 2016
References
Macalister, R.A.S. 1945 Corpus inscriptionum insularum celticarum. Dublin. Stationery Office.
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
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.