Kiltera Ogham Stones

Kiltera Ogham Stones
Native name Clochanna Oghaim Ceall Tíre (Irish)
Type	Ogham stones
Location	Dromore, Aglish, County Waterford, Ireland
Coordinates	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
Location of Kiltera Ogham Stones in Ireland
National monument of Ireland
Official name	Kiltera
Reference no.	330[1]

Kiltera Ogham Stones are two ogham stones forming a National Monument located in County Waterford, Ireland.[2][3][4]

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.[5]

History

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

Description

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."[7]

The smaller stone (CIIC 267) reads ᚛ᚋᚓᚇᚒᚄᚔ ᚋᚒᚉᚖ ᚂᚒᚌᚐ᚜ (MEDUSI MUCOI LUGA), "Medusi of the tribe of Lug." It measures 130 × 41 × 25 cm.[8][9]

A third stone (CIIC 268), carved c. AD 540–600, later removed to the National Museum, read ᚛ᚉᚐᚈᚈᚒᚃᚔᚏ᚜ (CATTUVIR).[10]

References

1. "National Monuments of County Waterford in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 1. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
2. "Holdings: On an Ogham stone, at Kiltera, Co. Waterford. With..." 1870.
3. 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.
4. Killanin, Baron Michael Morris; Duignan, Michael V. (1 January 1989). The Shell guide to Ireland. Gill and Macmillan. ISBN 9780717115952 – via Google Books.
5. "Kiltera Stones".
6. Ferguson, Sir Samuel (1 January 1887). Ogham Inscriptions in Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. D. Douglas – via Internet Archive. Kiltera Ogham Stone.
7. Pip. "KILTERA OGHAM STONES/MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS OF IRELAND.COM".
8. "megalithomania: Kiltera (Waterford) :: Ogham Stone :: Visit notes".
9. "Ogham in 3D - Dromore / 267. Dromore II".
10. "Ogham in 3D - National Museum / 268. Dromore III".