Slab (Fragment)

This stone slab was found at Poltalloch at Kilmartin in Argyll. It is probably from a memorial stone for a grave dating sometime between 500 and 900.

The slab has an ogham inscription which possibly reads 'CRON[A]N'.

Ogham was a form of writing used by native peoples in Britain and Ireland. The letters were arranged to either side of a base line, often created by the edge of a stone.

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Online ID:	000-100-042-160-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland X.HPO 470
Date:	Between 500 and 900
Material:	Stone; bearing ogham characters possibly reading 'C R O N [A] N'
Dimensions:	320 mm H x 80 mm L x 60 mm W
What:	Slab / fragment
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Where:	Scotland, Argyll, Kilmartin, Poltalloch
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Description:	Fragment of a stone slab bearing Irish ogham characters, from Poltalloch, Kilmartin, Argyll
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