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Rock art

Lisnawully, County Louth, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Rock art, Lisnawully, County Louth, 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
Lisnawully
County
Louth
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.99982, -6.43242
SMR number
LH007-196----

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David 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

Located at the top of a W-facing scarp of rock outcrop (H c. 2m) that is overgrown with scrub. An earthfast expanse of rock outcrop (dims 1.5m x 1.3m; H 0.3m) has a clockwise double spiral (dims 0.15m x 0.13m), the lines diverging (10-25mm) as they progress outwards from their central origin. The lines (Wth 5-10mm) are pocked with numerous small punch marks. The motif is towards the E edge of the exposed rock, which is probably a sandstone. An ENE-WSW line of crude depressions across the S edge of the stone are natural solution holes or 'tafoni', as are other clusters or similar depressions at the W edge. The rock art was originally identified by Pádraig O’Cumasigh and reported by Aoibheann Lambe. (Gosling 2021)

See the attached view of the spiral from Gosling (2021, fig. 3)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload; 6 September 2021
Amended: 26 August, 2022

References

Gosling, P. 2021 A Rock Art Spiral at Lisnawully, Co. Louth. County Louth Archaeological and Historical Journal, vol. 30, !, 61-67.

Nearby in the register

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

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