Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ogham stone
Whitefield, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Whitefield
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- KE057-107----
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The National Monuments Service's description
Four ogham stones from Whitefield were displayed by the Macgillycuddy of the Reeks at the Dublin Exhibition in 1853. At least two of these, (this and KE057-107002-), were discovered in a souterrain in this townland (Macalister 1945, 208). The souterrain, not marked on the OS maps, is locally reputed to have been located on the NW side of Baunclune House, but no surface trace of it remains. Three of these ogham stones are in the National Museum of Ireland (Reg. No. W10-12; DU018-362----; DU018-363----; DU018-364----). This, the fourth stone (NMI Reg. no. W9), is in Kerry County Museum, Tralee (KCM LI992:31, see KE029-320----). This regular slab measures at least 1.14m in height and .28m x .14m at base. Its deeply carved inscription is evenly spaced along the dexter angle and across its top. Macalister (1945, 209, no. 215) read this as: ALATTO CELI BATTIGNI. The N is erroneously depicted as a Q. (O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, no. 908)
Compiled by: Nora White
Date of upload: 7 February 2017
References
Macalister, R.A.S. 1945 Corpus inscriptionum insularum celticarum. Dublin. Stationery Office.
McManus, D. 1991 A guide to ogam. Maynooth: Monographs 4. Maynooth. An Sagart.
O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. 1996 The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry. Cork University press.