Buchet, hero of the 10th-century tale Esnada Tige Buchet ("The Melodies of Buchet's House"), is believed to have lived "at or near the present Kilranelagh House" on Kilranelagh Hill
Rónán mac Aed, in the literary-historical fiction Fingal Rónáin ("The Kinslaying of Ronan"), lived at or near Kilranelagh Hill
Crossoona Rath is a likely home for at least some of these people: it is a spacious enclosure situated on the southeast slope of the hill and is protected from the weather on the north and west by the bulk of the hill, on the north by the higher Spinans Hill, and on the east by the higher Keadeen Mountain.
Descriptionedit
Crossoona Rath is roughly circular and is defined by an earth and stone bank and external moat, with outer bank to the south. Foundations of two stone structures are in the northwest part.[2]
Ogham stoneedit
The ogham stone (CIIC 50) is located inside the rath and has been dated to AD 400–500 and reads ᚛ᚃᚑᚈᚔ᚜ (VOTI or FOTI), possibly the genitive of a personal name Votas or Votus, or maybe related to the Irish words foth ("law, claim, right") or fotha ("base, foundation").[3]
Referencesedit
^"National Monuments of County Wicklow in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 1. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
^"Boleycarrigeen Ogham StoneE". Megalithic Monuments of Ireland.
April 14, 2024
crossoona, rath, irish, ráth, chrois, uaithne, ˈɾˠaːh, xɾˠɔʃ, ˈuənʲə, ringfort, located, county, wicklow, ireland, together, with, nearby, ogham, stone, forms, national, monument, ráth, chrois, uaithneshown, within, irelandlocationboleycarrigeen, kilranelagh, . Crossoona Rath Irish Rath Chrois Uaithne ˈɾˠaːh xɾˠɔʃ ˈuenʲe is a ringfort located in County Wicklow Ireland Together with a nearby ogham stone it forms a National Monument Crossoona RathRath Chrois UaithneShown within IrelandLocationBoleycarrigeen Kilranelagh County Wicklow IrelandRegionWicklow MountainsCoordinates52 56 39 N 6 36 51 W 52 944262 N 6 614062 W 52 944262 6 614062Altitude302 m 991 ft Typeringfort and ogham stoneArea0 41 ha 1 0 acre Diameter65 m 213 ft Height1 5 m 4 ft 11 in HistoryMaterialearthCulturesGaelic IrelandSite notesArchaeologistsGrogan and KilfeatherOwnershipprivateNational monument of IrelandOfficial nameCrossoona RathReference no 418 1 Contents 1 Location 2 History 3 Description 3 1 Ogham stone 4 ReferencesLocation editCrossoona Rath is located on the SE face of Kilranelagh Hill near two tributaries of the Slaney and 6 5 km 4 0 mi east of Baltinglass History editCrossoona Rath is believed to have been the dwelling of several semi historical figures of the first millennium AD Eochaid Doimlen of Rath Imail first century King of Leinster lived near the Glen of Imaal Buchet hero of the 10th century tale Esnada Tige Buchet The Melodies of Buchet s House is believed to have lived at or near the present Kilranelagh House on Kilranelagh Hill Ronan mac Aed in the literary historical fiction Fingal Ronain The Kinslaying of Ronan lived at or near Kilranelagh HillCrossoona Rath is a likely home for at least some of these people it is a spacious enclosure situated on the southeast slope of the hill and is protected from the weather on the north and west by the bulk of the hill on the north by the higher Spinans Hill and on the east by the higher Keadeen Mountain Description editCrossoona Rath is roughly circular and is defined by an earth and stone bank and external moat with outer bank to the south Foundations of two stone structures are in the northwest part 2 Ogham stone edit The ogham stone CIIC 50 is located inside the rath and has been dated to AD 400 500 and reads ᚃᚑᚈᚔ VOTI or FOTI possibly the genitive of a personal name Votas or Votus or maybe related to the Irish words foth law claim right or fotha base foundation 3 References edit National Monuments of County Wicklow in State Care PDF heritageireland ie National Monument Service p 1 Retrieved 29 March 2020 Ogham in 3D Wicklow 50 Boleycarrigeen Boleycarrigeen Ogham StoneE Megalithic Monuments of Ireland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Crossoona Rath amp oldid 1185674192, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
