Provenance
Discovery: According to Brash (1879, 133) a stone ‘bearing a mutilated inscription’ was found in 1856 in a burial ground (CO060-040002-) within an enclosure (CO060-040001-) at Knockrour (in fact the site straddles two townlands, the other being Oughtihery). Two further possible ogham stones (CO060-185----, CO060-188----) are also associated with the site (Power et al. 1997, no. 7993).
Findspot: Knockrour/Oughtihery (An Cnoc Ramhar), Co. Cork, Ireland (ITM coordinates (approximate): 541859, 580127)
Last recorded location(s): The stone was lost shortly after its discovery and nothing is now known of its whereabouts.
Support
National Monuments Service SMR ID: CO060-187----
Object type: Pillar
Material: Stone type unknown
Dimensions: H 1.52 m
Condition: The stone is ‘triangular in horizontal section, the three sides being, respectively, 0.33m, 0.30m, and 0.25m (1ft. 1in., 1ft., and 10in.) broad’ (Macalister 1945, 111). Neither Macalister (1945, 111) nor Brash (1879, 133) give a measurement for the depth of the stone. The inscription is much worn.
Inscription
Text field: The inscription was in the centre of one of the angles of the stone. According to Macalister (1945, 111), ‘The first two letters look like remains of MAQI, but otherwise nothing can be made of’ the inscription.
Letters: The execution technique is unknown.
Edition
Ogham text: ᚁ[---
Transcription: B[---]Q[---]HAGA[---]DL
References
- Brash 1879, 133
- Macalister 1945, 111
- Power, Byrne, Egan, Lane, and Sleeman 1997, no. 7993