Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ogham stone
Knockshanawee, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockshanawee
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.87266, -8.79618
- SMR number
- CO072-078006-
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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
One of six ogham stones (also CO072-078003-, CO072-078004-, CO072-078005-, CO072-078007-, CO072-078008-) used in the construction of a souterrain (CO072-078002-). Discovered in 1910 and now on permanent display in the Stone Corridor, University College Cork (See CO074-134----). This stone (3.1m; 0.4m x 0.3m) was the third lintel. The inscription was given by Power (1932, 23-4, no. 27) as CUBBRIGAI MAQIMENU MAQ[........], and by Macalister (1945, 114, no. 115) and McManus (2004, 15, no. 2) as CULRIGAI MAQI MENUMAQ[I]. (Power et al. 1997, no. 7972)
Compiled by: Nora White
Date of upload: 29 March 2016
References
McManus, D. 2004 The ogam stones at University College Cork. Cork University Press.
Power, P. 1932c Ogham stones. University College Cork. Cork University Press.
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.
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.