Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Rock art
Ballymakellett, County Louth, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballymakellett
- County
- Louth
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.03605, -6.30730
- SMR number
- LH005-043----
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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Vltoniae Orientalis Pars (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a rise on a steep W-facing slope and in a small clearing (diam. c. 15m) c. 40m NE of a forest track that is part of the Táin Trail. It was first identified and recorded by Melanie McQuade and Seán Quealy. This is an earthfast boulder with a flat upper surface (dims c. 0.9m x c. 0.5m; H c. 0.5m). On the upper surface is circle (diam. 0.25m) defined by a peck-marked groove (D 1cm). Two shallow parallel grooves placed 0.1-0.15m apart extend from the circle to the edge of the stone at NW. It could be an attempt to create a bullaun stone.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 23/12/2016
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.