Ogham Stones

Interesting for people who like early Irish history

If you are staying at nearby hotels or B&Bs you can just walk up to the display, which is right next to the road leading to the Dunloe Gap. There is a sign that explains some details about the 5 or si...

Well preserved

Our tour bus stopped right in front of the stones long enough for us to take a few photos. We were on our way from Killarney to Dingle Peninsula. The stones were not too far (a few minutes by bus) f...

THe best collection of Ogham Stones in Ireland

Ogham is a very unique written script involving one vertical line and a number of strokes across it of varying lengths. Usually they were grave and boundary markers and were used up until Christianity...

A piece of our heritage

Stopped by for a visit on our way to the gap of Dunloe. The ogham stones are facinating, eight stones of various heights standing in a semi-circle in off the side of the road outside Beaufort village....

Average

Not many places to park here so be careful. Ogham is the earliest form of writing in Ireland and used for around 500 years.