Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ogham stone
Rantavan, County Cavan, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rantavan
- County
- Cavan
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.80755, -6.94958
- SMR number
- CV044-018002-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
There was a local tradition that this is the original location Mullagh ogham stone (see CV040-044003-) which was later moved to Teampall Cheallaigh (Templekelly, see CV040-044001-) in Mullagh townland. It is now in St Kilians heritage Centre Mullagh (CV040-047----). The stone is limestone and measures 0.64 x 0.27 x 0.11m (Macalister 1945, 299). Macalister (1945, 300, no. 312) read the inscription as OSBBAR. The exact find-spot is not known.
Compiled by: Nora White
Date of upload: 11 September 2016
References
Ferguson, S. 1875 On an ogham inscription at Mullagh, Co. Cavan. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 1C, 303.
Macalister, R.A.S. 1945 Corpus inscriptionum insularum celticarum. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.