Monumental Stone, Inchagoill, Co. Galway, Ireland

Dublin Core

Title

Monumental Stone, Inchagoill, Co. Galway, Ireland

Subject

Lugnaedon Pillar
Standing Stone
Aran Islands

Description

Lantern slide of a monumental stone, Inchagoill, Co. Galway. Originally labeled as 'Inchagoil.' Located next to Teampall Phaidrig, this obelistic pillar contains one of the earliest recorded Christian inscriptions in Ireland. It has two crosses on the west, south and east sides along with one on the north face. On the east face of the monument is an inscription written in the Uncial of old Latin character. It reads - "Lia Lugnaedon Macc Lmenueh" which translates to - "The standing stone of Lugnad Son of Limanin."

Creator

Sophie Hogan

Source

RSAI, Lantern Slide, Box 22_89

Publisher

The Discovery Programme

Contributor

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

Format

image/tiff

Language

en

Type

Image

Alternative Title

Box 22_089

Date Created

12/11/2014

Has Format

Scanned to 2400 dpi , 16 bit greyscale image with automatic exposure

Is Part Of

RSAI Lantern slide collection

Extent

114.3mb
7559 x 7559 pixels

Medium

Lantern slides

Spatial Coverage

Country: Ireland
Town/townland: Inchagoill
http://www.logainm.ie/20677.aspx
County: Galway
http://www.logainm.ie/906.aspx
Irish National Grid East: M 13
Irish National Grid North: 49
Latitude: 53.485683
Longitude: -9.316578

Rights Holder

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

Files

box22_089 copy.jpg

Tags

Citation

Sophie Hogan, “Monumental Stone, Inchagoill, Co. Galway, Ireland,” Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, accessed December 23, 2024, http://rsai.locloudhosting.net/items/show/25229.

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