Gigha Description of stone
Event ID 1084828
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Early Medieval Carved Stones Project
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1084828
Gigha, Cnoc na Carraigh, Argyll ogham-inscribed stone
Measurements: H 1.70m above ground, W 0.31m tapering upwards to 0.23m
Stone type: granite
Place of discovery: NR 6426 4817
Present location: on a hillock, Cnoc na Carraigh in the island of Gigha.
Evidence for discovery: although the stone has been noted since 1695, the inscription was unnoticed until 1873. The stone has been re-erected twice but is thought to be close to its original location.
Present condition: damaged edges and top.
Description
A tall pillar of stone bears an incised ogham inscription on its north-west edge. The letters run upwards on the stone and represent a personal memorial.
Date range: early medieval.
Primary references: Forsyth 1996, 288-98.
Desk-based information compiled by A Ritchie 2019
