Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Rock art
Spahill, County Carlow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Spahill
- County
- Carlow
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.61664, -6.88115
- SMR number
- CW022-063----
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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on S facing slope of a low ridge. Discovered by landowner in December 2004. A weathered granite, earthfast boulder (1.5m E-W, 1.3m N-S), almost flush with ground level (H c. 15cm on S side). The surface of the boulder is reasonably flat and there are 9 shallow cup marks (largest diam. 6-9cm; D c. 2.5m) towards the E end.
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 26 January 2012
Nearby in the register
- Rock art (present location)under 1 mi
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- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.