ogham
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Carn Enoch
Preshistoric carvings, or a natural feature?.. Situated on Mynydd Dinas in Pembrokeshire, Wales – This rocky outcrop in Pembrokeshire often stirs up debate when mentioned online. For directions on how to visit Carn Enoch, scroll to the bottom of this page. Opinions vary, with suggestions of their origin ranging from Ogham, tool sharpening, tally marks,…
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The Hogtivis Stone – St. Dogwells
St. Dogwell’s in Pembrokeshire sits just 2 miles from Casblaidd (Wolf’s Castle), where folklore tells of the last wolf in Pembrokeshire having been killed there. Local lore also states that St. Dogwells was the birth and resting place of Owain ap Gruffydd – known as Owain Glyndwr, the last native Welshman to hold the title…
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Ogham & Roman Latin Inscribed Stone in Cilgerran – Pembrokeshire, Wales
Within St Llawddog’s churchyard is a standing stone dated as early – medieval, containing Ogham as well as Roman Latin inscriptions. Professor Nancy Edwards translates the latin TRENEGUSSIFILI – MACUTRENIHICIACIT as ‘Treneguss son of Macus-Treni, here he lies’. The ogam inscription runs down the edge of the same face: (TREN)[A]GUS[.]MAQIMAQITRENI Edwards translates this to read…
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Nettasagri Ogham Stone – Bridell in Pembrokeshire, Wales
Within this churchyard is a 7ft tall spotted dolerite stone inscribed with 5th century Ogham markings as well as a cross, which was thought to have been added around the 9th or 10th centuries CE. A few people have also suggested there are prehistoric cup marks on one side of the stone. The Ogham is…
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Ogham inscribed stone in Glandwr.
Efessangus stone Ogham inscribed stone.Glandwr – Pembrokeshire, Wales The stone was visited by John Rhys, who reports in 1913 in the Archaeologia Cambrensis: `On the next day Dr. Owen motored me to Trehowel Farm, near Rhydowen Station, on the Whitland and Cardigan line of railway, to see an Ogam inscribed stone. We had with us…
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