GOWLA/1

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

References


Inscriptions


GOWLA/1/1

Readings

Dennehy, E. (2001):[--]CUORE[--]
Expansion:
[--]CUORE[--]
Dennehy/2001 22 reading only
Dennehy, E. (2001):[--]CIRE[--]
Expansion:
[--]CIRE[--]
Dennehy/2001 22 reading only

Notes

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

Names

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