Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ogham stone
Crehanagh South, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Crehanagh South
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Ogham Stone
- Coordinates
- 52.32708, -7.38561
- SMR number
- WA003-030----
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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
Situated in a slight col between Carrigfenoagh Hill c. 500m to the N and a low rise c. 500m to the S. This is an Old Red Sandstone monolith was erected as a standing stone with a rectangular cross-section (dims. 0.75m x 0.4m; H 2m) oriented N-S. It has a pointed top which may be the result of an attempt to destroy the stone. An ogham inscription was added to the SE and SW angles. A break at the top of the stone may have resulted in the loss of letters (possibly a final vowel). It has been read by Macalister (1945, 293, no. 304) as VOCAGNI MAQI CUR(I)T. He also suggests that an earlier inscription may have been removed from the stone. (Moore 1999, no. 1485)
Compiled by: Nora White
Date of upload: 21 July 2016
References
McManus, D. 1991 A guide to ogam. Maynooth: Monographs 4. Maynooth. An Sagart.
Moore, M. 1999 Archaeological inventory of county Waterford. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Macalister, R.A.S. 1909 The ogham stones near Clonmel and Carrick-on-Suir. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 39, 294-6.
Macalister, R.A.S. 1945 Corpus inscriptionum insularum celticarum. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Megalithic structureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.