What is recorded here

Ogham Stone (Site of) is a standing stone in Ballyvellon, County Waterford, Ireland. Situated on level ground just northwest of an enclosure, it was described by Power as a pillar stone or gallán more than 2 metres high. Now removed, its location was mistaken for that of another ogham stone by the cartographers of the 1925 Ordnance Survey 6-inch map.

Situated on level ground just NW of enclosure (WA026-002002-). It was described by Power (1896a, 172-4) as a pillar stone or gallán more than 2m high. Now removed, its location was mistaken for that of ogham stone (WA026-002001-) by the cartographers of the OS 1925 OS 6-inch map. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 27 May 2011

Likely dating to the Early Christian period (5th–8th centuries AD), the ogham stone would have been used for commemorative or territorial inscription. Ogham stones often mark boundaries or memorialize individuals, and their inscriptions are among the earliest surviving examples of the Irish language.

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