Crossoona Rath
| Crossoona Rath | ||
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| Alternative name (s): | Ráth Chrois Uaithne | |
| Creation time : | 5th century | |
| Castle type : | Rath | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall | |
| Standing position : | Gaelic nobility | |
| Construction: | Earthwork | |
| Place: | Kilranelagh Hill | |
| Geographical location | 52 ° 56 '39.1 " N , 6 ° 36' 50.2" W | |
| Height: | 301 m | |
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Crossoona Rath ( Irish Ráth Chrois Uaithne ) is a ring fort on the southeast slope of Kilranelagh Hill near two tributaries of the Slaney , about 6.5 km east of Baltinglass in County Wicklow, Ireland . Together with the nearby Oghamstein , it is considered a National Monument .
history
Crossoona Rath is said to have been the home of some (semi) historical people from the first millennium AD:
- Eochaid Doimlén of the Ráth Imáil , King of Leinster in the first millennium, lived near the Glen of Imaal .
- Buchet , hero of the legend Esnada Tige Buchet (Eng .: The melodies of Buchet's house) from the 10th century is said to have "lived in Kilranelagh House or in its vicinity on Kilranelagh Hill ".
- Rónán mac Aed , in the historical novel Fingal Rónáin (English: The Kingslaying of Ronan), lived on or near Kilranelagh Hill .
Crossoona Rath is a possible residence of at least some of these people: It is a large enclosure on the southeast slope of a hill and thus protected from the weather from the north and west by the hill, in the north by the higher Spinans Hill and in the east by the much higher Kaedeen .
description
Crossoona Rath is roughly circular and surrounded by an earth and stone wall with an outer moat ; in the south there is an outer wall. Foundations of two stone buildings are in the northwest part.
Ogham stone
The Ogham stone (CIIC 50) lies inside the Ráth, is estimated to be the 5th century AD and it is written with "᚛ᚃᚑᚈᚔ᚜" (VOTI or FOTI), possibly the genitive of the proper name "Votas" or "Votus" , but possibly also in connection with the Irish words “Foth” (German: law, claim, right) or “Fotha” (German: basis, foundation).
Individual evidence
- ^ Ogham in 3D - Wicklow / 50. Boleycarrigeen . Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ↑ BOLEYCARRIGEEN OGHAM STONE / MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS OF IRELAND.COM . In: Megalithic Monuments of Ireland . 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2019.