Site: Rathcroggan

Name:	Rathcroggan	CISP No:	RCROG
Place:	Rathcroghan	Grid Ref:	M 8000 8300 (IR)
Parish:	Castlereagh	Stones:	2
County:	Roscommon (Ros Comáin) , Ireland	Saint(s):	none
Site Type:	other

Site Notes

Macalister/1945, 16, `The cave of Cruachu, at Rathcroghan, is a natural rock-fissure, to which a drystone masonry porch in the style of a souterrain has been added. Two of the lintel stones in this structure bear Ogham inscriptions'.

References

• Gippert/Web Ogham 12 photo,drawing substantial discussion [Gippert 12]
• Macalister/1945 16--17 drawing concise discussion

Stones

• RCROG/1 "VRAICCI MAQI MEDVVI" (reading by Macalister, R.A.S.)
• RCROG/2 "QREGAS MU[--" (reading by Macalister, R.A.S.)