Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ogham stone
Parkavonear, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Parkavonear
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Ogham Stone (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 52.07626, -9.55472
- SMR number
- KE066-016005-
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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
The site of an ogham stone is indicated on the 1939 OS 6-inch map, c. 50m SSW of the ruins of Aghadoe church (KE066-016001-). An ogham stone (L 1.5m; Wth 0.7m; T 0.18m) is embedded horizontally into the the upper surface of the rebuilt S wall of the chancel of the church (see KE066-016009-). It is flanked to its E and W by a crucifixion plaque (KE066-016007-) and an architectural fragment (KE066-016008-) respectively and is broken into three pieces and repaired with cement. The ogham inscription is along the N edge of the stone, as it is embedded. Macalister (1945, 237, no. 242) read the inscription as 'BRRUANANN' (McManus (1997, 121) read: BRRENANN) and gave the measurements of the stone as '5ft 6in x 10in x 6in' (1.67m x 0.25m x 0.15m). It cannot be ascertained if this is the stone which originally stood SSW of the church. Another ogham stone (KE066-016010-), now lost, was found lying in the NW corner of the church in the early 19th century. However, it may be that these two are one and same stone.
This stone has been studied as part of the ‘Ogham in 3D’ project undertaken by the School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. To access details go to the following website:
http://ogham.celt.dias.ie/search.php?ciic=242
Compiled by: Nora White
Date of upload: 19 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.
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castleunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Crucifixion plaqueunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.