Oghamstone of Dungummin
The Dungummin Oghamstone (also known as the Clonkeiffy Standing Stone ) stands in a field near a junction a few meters from the road south of Ballyjamesduff in southern County Cavan , Ireland .
The ogham stone consists of sandstone , is about 1.6 m high, 0.48 m wide and 0.36 m thick and tapers in cross section almost to a point. The inscription on the northwest corner reads "OVOMANI", a name. A hole in the surface of the stone's weathered west side damaged it. It was dated by S. Ziegler to 500-550 AD. There are four crosses made of single lines with no other decoration on the stone. The south side bears two crosses, in the west and north a cross is carved.
literature
- Joseph B. Meehan: Cavan ogham stones: II, The Dungimmin Ogham 1920
- Damien McManus: A Guide to Ogam. To Sagart, Maynooth 1991, ISBN 1-870684-17-6 .
- Philip I. Powell: The Ogham Stones of Ireland. The Complete & Illustrated Index. Createspace, sl 2011, ISBN 978-1-4610-9513-2 .
- Sabine Ziegler: The language of the old Irish Ogam inscriptions. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1994, ISBN 3-525-26225-6
Web links
- Description and picture (English)
Coordinates: 53 ° 48 ′ 32 " N , 7 ° 10 ′ 47.4" W.