What is recorded here
A pair of granite stones 3m apart. The stone to the W has rounded sides and a rectangular cross-section (H 1.5m; 0.8m x 0.5m). The stone to the E (ogham inscribed) has angular sides and a triangular cross-section (H 1.3m; 0.62m x 0.82m x 0.65m). The ogham inscription reads: DUNAIDONAS MAQI MARIANI ('of Dúnáed son of Marianus') and is visible on two edges facing the other stone (Macalister 1945, 19, no. 16). The chocking stones of both sockets are exposed. (Brindley and Kilfeather 1993, no. 100).
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=16
Compiled by: Nora White
Date of upload: 12 September 2016
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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