Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ogham stone
Kilcullen South, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcullen South
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Gallán (1937)
- Coordinates
- 51.98143, -8.79750
- SMR number
- CO061-187----
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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
In sloping pasture, on N side of valley, within the site of a burial ground (CO061-017004-) marked on 1842 OS 6-inch map, which is within an ecclesiastical enclosure (CO061-188----). This upright stone (H 1.35m; 0.9m x 0.4m) marks the NW end of a possible burial (CO061-017001-). A second uninscribed stone marks the NE corner. The stump of a third stone at the SW corner was recorded by Brash (1879, 164) but does not survive. Macalister (1945, 109, no. 108) gave the inscription as LUGUDUC MAQI MAQI-OC[… (Power et al. 1997, no. 7967)
Compiled by: Nora White
Date of upload: 9 March 2016
References
Power, D., Byrne, E., Egan, U., Lane, S. and Sleeman, M. 1997 Archaeological inventory of county Cork, vol. 3: Mid Cork. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Macalister, R.A.S. 1945 Corpus inscriptionum insularum celticarum. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Brash, R.R. 1879 The ogam inscribed monuments of the gaedhil in the British Islands. London. George Bell and Sons.
Nearby in the register
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.