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Rock art

Spahill, County Carlow, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Rock art, Spahill, County Carlow, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Spahill
County
Carlow
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.61005, -6.88357
SMR number
CW022-067----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 14, 1904 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

An earthfast low-level granite stone (L 92cm; Wth 70cm) situated midway on a S facing slope of a low ridge with Mount Leinster visible to the E, Knockmore Hill and the Blackstairs to the SE, Brandon Hill to the SW and the Coppanagh Hills to the WSW. An earthen bank forming an E-W field fence traverses the stone immediately to the S, and partially covered the stone. There are c. 8 cup marks (average diam. 4-5cm; average D 0.5cm), the largest of which is 8cm across and 1cm deep. They are generally confined to the outer edges of the top surface. Not certain if the stone is in its original location.

Compiled by: Claire Breen and Chris Corlett

Date of upload: 5 October 2011

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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