Worthyvale Ogham Stone
The Oghamstein of Worthyvale (locally also called King Arthur's stone) is 100 m above the Slaughter Bridge on the left bank of the Camel, near Minster in Cornwall in England . Access is only possible through the Arthurian Center (entrance fee).
The northernmost Oghamstein in Cornwall was first mentioned by Richard Carew (1555-1620) in his Survey of Cornwall (1602). William Borlase (1696–1772) reports in his Antiquities of Cornwall (1754) that the stone was previously used as a footbridge over the Camel, but Lady Falmouth moved the stone to a grotto at the base of a nearby hill. Around 1799 the stone was in its current position on the banks of the camel.
description
The column, measuring 2.06 × 0.70 × 0.37 m, is provided with a vertical, two-row Latin inscription (according to Thomas from 533-566 AD) and an Ogham inscription at the upper end of the right edge.
The Latin inscription (Here lies the son of Magarus) is in good condition and easy to read, with the exception of the two middle letters, the last letter of "MAGARI" and the last letter of "IACIT". The Ogham inscription is weathered and only the “I” of “LATINI” can be recognized.
literature
- Sabine Ziegler : The language of the old Irish Ogam inscriptions. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1994, ISBN 3-525-26225-6 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle, Volume 69, Part 2, p. 571
Coordinates: 50 ° 38 ′ 24.4 " N , 4 ° 40 ′ 31.4" W.