Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Rock art
Ballyvorda, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyvorda
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.94904, -9.38507
- SMR number
- CL015-145----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a raised area of outcropping rock in pasture, close to a townland boundary. A subtriangular earthfast stone (L 1m N-S; Wth 0.25-0.65m; H 0.6-0.85m) with cup and circle motifs on the top, E and S faces. The rock is covered in lichen and moss but the carvings are mostly in good condition. They are deeply incised into the stone creating a pronounced three-dimensional effect with motif’s draped across the edge between the top and the E face. The top has two cup motifs and 6 cup and circle motifs (diams. 0.15-0.2m), the E face has 7 cup and circle motifs (diam. 0.15m) and the S face has 2 definite cup and circle motifs (diam. 0.15m), one possible circle and some possible ‘pock marks’. (pers. comm. Melanie McQuade, 19 December 2016)
Compiled by: Mary Tunney with information supplied by Melanie McQuade, Forest Service.
Date of upload: 19 December 2016
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.