Corpus Refs: | none |
Site: | GOWLA |
Discovery: | recognised, 2001 Dennehy, E. |
History: | Dennehy/2001, 20--23, gives an account of the discovery of the ogham stone still standing where it was first recognised. |
Geology: | Dennehy/2001, 22: `sandstone block'. |
Dimensions: | 0.5 x 0.0 x 0.0 (Dennehy/2001) |
Setting: | in ground |
Location: | on site Dennehy/2001, 21: `on the summit of a low hill' in Gowlane. |
Form: | plain Dennehy/2001, 22: `small and broken ogham stone ... Consisting of a rectangular sandstone block'. Photos on pp. 20, 23, show that the stone is a upright pillar. |
Condition: | frgmntry , good Dennehy/2001, 22: `The surviving portion is relatively well preserved, but some fracturing of the individual letters has occurred'. |
Folklore: | none |
Crosses: | none |
Decorations: | no other decoration |
Dennehy, E. (2001): | [--]CUORE[--] Expansion: [--]CUORE[--] Dennehy/2001 22 reading only |
Dennehy, E. (2001): | [--]CIRE[--] Expansion: [--]CIRE[--] Dennehy/2001 22 reading only |
Orientation: | vertical up |
Position: | SW ; arris ; n/a ; undecorated Dennehy/2001, 22: `cut along its south-west arris'. |
Incision: | inc |
Date: | None published |
Language: | Incomplete Information (ogham) |
Ling. Notes: | none |
Palaeography: | none |
Legibility: | poor Dennehy/2001, 22: `The surviving portion is relatively well preserved, but some fracturing of the individual letters has occurred. In addition, as only a portion of the original stone is present no definitive interpretation of the inscription can be offered. Between four and five letters are currently visible, and the inscription appears to continue below ground.' |
Lines: | 1 |
Carving errors: | |
Doubtful: | no |