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Ogham stone

Boleycarrigeen, County Wicklow, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ogham stone, Boleycarrigeen, County Wicklow, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Boleycarrigeen
County
Wicklow
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
52.94430, -6.61389
SMR number
WI027-038002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

National Monument in state guardianship No. 418. Situated on a marked SE-facing slope in forestry. 'Discovered by Mr. L. Price, D.J., in the rampart of the ringfort [WI027-038----] of this townland called Crossoona' (Macalister 1945, 54, no. 50) this stone (0.76m x 0.30m x 0.28m) bears the following ogham inscription: VOTI. (Corlett and Weaver 2002, 114)

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: https://ogham.celt.dias.ie/search.php?ciic=50

Compiled by: Nora White

Date of upload: 3 September 2016

This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 105/1940).

References

Macalister, R.A.S. 1945 Corpus inscriptionum insularum celticarum. Dublin. Stationery Office.

Grogan, E. and Kilfeather, A. (comp). 1997 Archaeological inventory of County Wicklow. Dublin. Stationery Office.

Corlett, C. and Weaver, M. (eds) 2002 The Price Notebooks. 2 vols. Dúchas the Heritage Service. Dublin.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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