Kilgrovan VII, Co.Waterford.

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National Monuments Service Record Number: WA031-045015-

Noted by Raftery (1969, 105) as a 'possible ringfort' but known locally as a killeen. A recent geophysical survey has confirmed the existence of an ecclesiastical enclosure (Purcell 2003, 6-8). Five other ogham stones from this site are now at Mount Melleray Cistercian monastery (CIIC 286-290).

Monument

Fragment of 'old red sandstone', 0.26m x 0.09m x 0.03m (Raftery 1969, 105).

Text

Inscription on two angles of this thin fragment. The inscription is clear but not enough survives to identify a name.

Transliteration

[ ... ]UMU T[ ... ]

Translation

Commentary

Locations

Found

Discovered during non-archaeological dig in townland of Kilgrovan and barony of Decies without Drum `in surface soil of an earthwork... which was destroyed by bulldozer' (Raftery 1969, 105). The original location of this stone may be accessed via the National Monuments Service Historic Environment viewer on www.archaeology.ie. (GPS coordinates -7.548852,52.089619)

Original

Find location possibly original site

Last Recorded

National Museum of Ireland (NMI Ref. 1967:218), Dublin. The present location of this stone may be accessed via the National Monuments Service Historic Environment viewer on www.archaeology.ie. (GPS coordinates -6.254558,53.340408)

History of Recording

Found with Kilgrovan VI in 1966, in townland of Kilgrovan. Noted by Raftery as one of National Museum acquisitions for that year, which seems to be the only mention of this fragment.