Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ogham stone
Kilgobnet, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilgobnet
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- KE065-116----
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The National Monuments Service's description
In 1850 an agent of John Windele's recorded an upright ogham stone in a field at or near Kilgobnet (Macalister 1945, 205-208). It measured 5 feet (1.52m) x 3 feet (.9m) x 2 feet 6 inches (.76m) and was read by Windele as:
DUGONNGGUQS
Subsequent attempts to locate the stone were unsuccessful, and Macalister suggested that it be identified as one of the Kilcoolaght East (KE065-003004-) stones. Moore disagrees with this, and suggests the following alternative reading for the inscription (1981, 210-12):
LUGUQQRITTAS
The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 915. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 29 July 2013
References
Macalister, R.A.S. 1945 Corpus inscriptionum insularum celticarum. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Moore, F. 1981 The distribution and siting of Ogham inscribed stones in selected areas. Unpublished MA thesis, University College, Dublin.