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The E.CHRIST. Ogham Stone in Antrim is a carved stone bearing ogham script, the ancient Celtic alphabet that was primarily used in Ireland and western Britain from the fourth to seventh centuries. This monument represents an important example of Early Christian period epigraphy in Ulster, a region where ogham inscriptions are relatively concentrated. The stone preserves evidence of linguistic and cultural practices during the transition between pagan and Christian Ireland, when ogham continued to be employed on stone monuments despite the spread of Christianity. Such stones typically carried personal names or commemorative inscriptions and serve as valuable archaeological records of settlement patterns, language, and religious change in early medieval Ireland.
Ogham stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 4472. View the official record →
The E.CHRIST. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 4472.
Ogham stone dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a ogham stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Ogham stone is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 4472.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enis-garden, inis-garden, inis-draicrenn, inis-daircairgren, the church of lennewy?. early christian monastery, round tower & church site (3.8 km), Rath (4.8 km), Motte (5.4 km).
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