Standing stone in Inchiquin

Fitzgerald (1859, 286-7) noted a stone with 'ogham scores inscribed on it 'standing 'about six to eight hundreds yards from Inchiquin Castle' (CO067-021---). Stone measures 'four feet six inches long' almost three feet eight inches above the surface on the ground; and about two feet in thickness'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Dated to the early medieval period, likely between the 5th and 10th centuries, the ogham inscription may record a personal name or land boundary. Such stones often had commemorative or territorial significance, though local folklore may have later woven stories around them.