Scotia's Grave
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  Scotia's Grave Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:52°13′34″N9°42′38″W/ 52.226151°N 9.710462°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Kerry |
| Time zone | UTC+0(WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1(IST(WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | Q8309 |
Scotia's GraveorScota's Grave[1]is a rock feature south ofTraleeinCounty Kerry,Ireland. It is beside a stream called the Finglas (Fionnghlas- 'clear stream'), in a woodedglencalled Gleann Scoithín, anglicized 'Glenscoheen' or 'Glanaskagheen'.[2]According toGeoffrey Keating'sForas Feasa ar Éirinn(17th century), it is the burial place ofScota,an ancient queen of theMilesians(Gaels) who died there in battle with theTuatha Dé Danann.[3]John O'Mahonytranslated Gleann Scoithín as "vale of the little flower" and said it is the Irish equivalent of the female nameFlora.[3]According to theNational Monuments Service,"Following a site inspection in 1999 it was concluded that the evidence was not sufficient to warrant accepting this as an archaeological monument".[4]
References
[edit]- ^"Scota's Grave".Placenames Database of Ireland.Retrieved4 January2023.
- ^"Gleann Scoithín".Placenames Database of Ireland.Retrieved4 January2023.
- ^abGeoffrey Keating(1866).The History of Ireland, From the Earliest Period to the English Invasion.Translated by John O'Mahony. New York: James B. Kirker. p.202.
- ^"Historical Environment Viewer".National Monuments Service.Retrieved4 January2023.