Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ogham stone
Aultagh, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Aultagh
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Ogham Stone (1904)
- Coordinates
- 51.76997, -9.09033
- SMR number
- CO094-073----
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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
Located on a W-facing slope in Aultagh Wood. A fallen stone (L 1.1m; 0.7m x 0.3m) with the inscription on a flat face. According to Macalister (1945, 75) 'fashioned by an illiterate artificer, copying by rote from a wooden model cut for his guidance' and reading UBEDABO ALTASI. (Power et al. 1992, no. 1031)
Compiled by: Nora White
Date of upload: 18 April 2016
References
Power, D., Byrne, E., Egan, U., Lane, S. and Sleeman, M. 1992 (Reprint 2003) Archaeological inventory of county Cork, vol. 1: West Cork. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Macalister, R.A.S. 1945 Corpus inscriptionum insularum celticarum. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 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.