Isle of Man M-IOM-009

Speke Farm Keeill Stone (M-IOM-009)

Inscription

BAC OCOICAT IALL

Ogham reads along the stemline — usually bottom to top on standing stones. How to read Ogham →

Stone ID
M-IOM-009
Country
Isle of Man
This record is drawn from the OG(H)AM corpus — the authoritative scholarly database of Ogham inscriptions, compiled by a team of epigraphers, archaeologists, and linguists. Transcription conventions and dating follow established epigraphic standards.

Provenance

Discovery: This broken slab was found at Speke Keeill (IOMHER 0699.00) during excavations in 2006 (see Wessex Archaeology Report (2007, 17)). The slate was found to the north of a grave.

Findspot: Santon, Middle, Isle of Man (National Grid Reference: SC 3290 7450)

Current repository: Isle of Man Manx Museum (inv. no. Category: MM 205)

Last recorded location(s): Now in Manx Museum.

Support

Isle of Man Historic Environment Record (IOMHER): 0699.00

Object type: Slab

Material: Slate

Dimensions: m

Condition: The ogham inscription is damaged.

Letters: According to the report (2007, 17) the ogham inscription is ‘written in bind-ogham in a form of Gaelic particular to the Northern Isles’.

Date: Tenth to eleventh century

Edition

Ogham text: ᚁᚐᚉ ᚑᚉᚑᚔᚉᚐᚈ ᚔᚐᚂᚂ

Transcription: BAC OCOICAT IALL

Critical apparatus:

  1. The interpretation of the ogham inscription is difficult because of its damaged state. 2. West read: [—]A MACI MUCOI CATIALL[I]

Translation

…son of the tribe of Catiall…

References

  • Forsyth, Ballin Smith, Taylor, and Williams 2007, 461–78
  • 2007-07, 1–45
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Visiting the Speke Farm Keeill Stone (M-IOM-009) Ogham Stone

The Speke Farm Keeill Stone (M-IOM-009) stone is one of Isle of Man's finest early medieval monuments — and well worth the journey. Whether you're a dedicated epigrapher, a history enthusiast, or simply someone who loves exploring ancient places, seeing a 1,500-year-old inscription in person is an experience unlike any other.

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