Slab / fragment

Description

Fragment of a stone slab bearing Irish ogham characters, from Poltalloch, Kilmartin, Argyll, 500 - 900 AD

Museum reference

X.HPO 470

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Slab / fragment

Date

6th - 9th century

Materials

Stone

Physical description

Stone; bearing ogham characters possibly reading 'C R O N [A] N'

Collection place(s)

Poltalloch, Kilmartin, Argyll, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Poltalloch Collection

Exhibitions

• Fonn's Duthchas: Land and Legacy (13 Jan 2007 - 01 Dec 2007)
  Highland Museums, Inverness Museum and Art Gallery
  Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery
  National Museums of Scotland
  Museum nan Eilean

References

Maldonado, A. 2021. Crucible of Nations: Scotland from Viking Age to Medieval Kingdom. Edinburgh: National Museums Scotland.

On display

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