Kiltera Ogham Stones

Kiltera Ogham Stones
Kiltera Ogham Stones
Native name; Irish: Clochanna Oghaim Ceall Tíre
Type	Ogham stones
Location	Dromore, Aglish,; County Waterford, Ireland
Coordinates	52°04′28″N 7°50′52″W / 52.074351°N 7.847713°WCoordinates: 52°04′28″N 7°50′52″W / 52.074351°N 7.847713°W
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Height	1.32 m (4 ft 4 in)
Built	AD 500–700
National Monument of Ireland
Official name	Kiltera Ogham Stones
Reference no.	330
	Location of Kiltera Ogham Stones in Ireland

Kiltera Ogham Stones are two ogham stones forming a National Monument located in County Waterford, Ireland.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Location[]

Kiltera Ogham Stones is located in a field on the east bank of the Munster Blackwater, 1.8 km (1.1 mi) west of Aglish.^[4]

History[]

Kiltera Ogham Stones were carved in the 6th/7th centuries AD.^[5]

Description[]

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The larger stone (CIIC 266) dates from c. AD 500–700 and is slate, with quartz veins and measures 132 × 51 × 13 cm. The inscription reads ᚛ᚉᚑᚂᚂᚐᚁᚑᚈ ᚋᚒᚉᚖ ᚂᚒᚌᚐ ᚋᚐᚊᚔ ᚂᚑᚁᚐᚉᚉᚑᚅᚐ᚜ (COLLABOT MUCOI LUGA MAQI LOBACCONA), "Of Cóelub of the tribe of Lug, son of Lubchú."^[6]

The smaller stone (CIIC 267) reads ᚛ᚋᚓᚇᚒᚄᚔ ᚋᚒᚉᚖ ᚂᚒᚌᚐ᚜ (MEDUSI MUCOI LUGA), "Medusi of the tribe of Lug." It measures 130 × 41 × 25 cm.^[7]^[8]

A third stone (CIIC 268), carved c. AD 540–600, later removed to the National Museum, read ᚛ᚉᚐᚈᚈᚒᚃᚔᚏ᚜ (CATTUVIR).^[9]

References[]

^ "Holdings: On an Ogham stone, at Kiltera, Co. Waterford. With..."
^ Macalister, R. A. S.; Martin, C. P. (1 January 1935). "The Excavation of Kiltera, Co. Waterford". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Section C. 43: 1–16. JSTOR 25515990.
^ Killanin, Baron Michael Morris; Duignan, Michael V. (1 January 1989). The Shell guide to Ireland. Gill and Macmillan. ISBN 9780717115952 – via Google Books.
^ "Kiltera Stones".
^ Ferguson, Sir Samuel (1 January 1887). Ogham Inscriptions in Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. D. Douglas – via Internet Archive. Kiltera Ogham Stone.
^ Pip. "KILTERA OGHAM STONES/MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS OF IRELAND.COM".
^ "megalithomania: Kiltera (Waterford) :: Ogham Stone :: Visit notes".
^ "Ogham in 3D - Dromore / 267. Dromore II".
^ "Ogham in 3D - National Museum / 268. Dromore III".

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[1] "Holdings: On an Ogham stone, at Kiltera, Co. Waterford. With..."

[2] Macalister, R. A. S.; Martin, C. P. (1 January 1935). "The Excavation of Kiltera, Co. Waterford". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Section C. 43: 1–16. JSTOR 25515990.

[3] Killanin, Baron Michael Morris; Duignan, Michael V. (1 January 1989). The Shell guide to Ireland. Gill and Macmillan. ISBN 9780717115952 – via Google Books.

[4] "Kiltera Stones".

[5] Ferguson, Sir Samuel (1 January 1887). Ogham Inscriptions in Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. D. Douglas – via Internet Archive. Kiltera Ogham Stone.

[6] Pip. "KILTERA OGHAM STONES/MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS OF IRELAND.COM".

[7] "megalithomania: Kiltera (Waterford) :: Ogham Stone :: Visit notes".

[8] "Ogham in 3D - Dromore / 267. Dromore II".

[9] "Ogham in 3D - National Museum / 268. Dromore III".

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Kiltera Ogham Stones
Native name Irish: Clochanna Oghaim Ceall Tíre

Type	Ogham stones
Location	Dromore, Aglish, County Waterford, Ireland
Coordinates	52°04′28″N 7°50′52″W / 52.074351°N 7.847713°W / 52.074351; -7.847713Coordinates: 52°04′28″N 7°50′52″W / 52.074351°N 7.847713°W / 52.074351; -7.847713
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Height	1.32 m (4 ft 4 in)
Built	AD 500–700

National Monument of Ireland
Official name	Kiltera Ogham Stones
Reference no.	330


Location of Kiltera Ogham Stones in Ireland