Cloghanecarhan
| Cloghanecarhan | |
|---|---|
| Native name Irish: Clochán Cárthainn | |
  Location of Cloghanecarhan in Ireland | |
| Type | ogham and ringfort |
| Location | Cloghanecarhan, Caher, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 51°53′18″N 10°11′02″W / 51.888436°N 10.184025°W |
| Elevation | 78 m (256 ft) |
| Built | c. AD 600 |
| Owner | state[1] |
| Official name | Cloghanecarhan Ringfort & Ogham Stone |
| Reference no. | 228 |
Cloghanecarhan is a ringfort and ogham stone (CIIC 230) forming a National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.[2]
Location[edit]
Cloghanecarhan lies on the western end of the Iveragh Peninsula, 7.2 kilometres (4.5 mi) south-southeast of Cahersiveen.[3]
History[edit]
The ogham stone was erected some time in the Middle Ages; based on the grammar, it is a late inscription, c. AD 600.[4] Next to it is a stone cashel used for later Christian burials.
Description[edit]
The ogham stone originally stood at the east entrance of the ringfort but now lies to the north. It is slate, 208 × 38 × 18 cm. The inscription reads EQQẸGGNỊ [MA]Q̣[I] ṂẠQI-CAṚATTỊNN ("'of Ec...án? son of Mac-Cáirthinn"); this is overwritten on an earlier inscription, D[ ... ]A[.C.] AVI DALAGNI [MAQI C--.[6] The same name, in the form MAQI-CAIRATINI, appears on an ogham stone in Painestown (CIIC 40), and it means "devotee of the rowan."[7][8] The first element of the townland name could mean either "ford of stepping-stones" (there is a small stream, the Direen, to the east) or to a stone beehive hut, such as is found in the cashel.
The ringfort was known locally as 'Keeldarragh'; it is circular and enclosed by a bank with entrance at east and "pillars" at the west end. Inside is a circular hut, three leachta, a souterrain and a cross slab.
References[edit]
- ^ "Appendix 1(a): Archaeological Monuments and Sites in State Ownership" (PDF). Draft County Development Plan 2009–2015. Kerry County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2010.
- ^ "The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland". Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. 21 August 2017. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "230. Cloghanecarhan(Image)". Europeana. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ O Carragain, Tomas; MacCotter, Paul; Sheehan, John (2010–2011). "Making Christian Landscapes in Corcu Duibne" (PDF). Group for the Study of Irish Historic Settlement Newsletter. No. 15. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Raven Born & Wolf Singer: Some old Irish Names from Ogham stones – Irish Archaeology". irisharchaeology.ie. 29 March 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Ogham in 3D – Cloghanecarhan / 230. Cloghanecarhan". ogham.celt.dias.ie. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Cloghanecarhan Ogham Stone". megalithicmonumentsofireland.com. The Megalithic Monuments of Ireland. 2011. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Full text of "Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland"". archive.org. 1909.