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Rock scribing

Tinure, County Louth, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Rock scribing, Tinure, 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
Tinure
County
Louth
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.78962, -6.40608
SMR number
LH021-008----

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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

A rock outcrop situated in swampy ground. The decoration is carved on the vertical south-east face of a section of rock (1.75m high, 1.40m wide and 0.40m thick) that has cracked away from the parent rock. It remains, undoubtedly as it always has been, in this earth fast position. The rock leans slightly to the south-east and the scribings are found on the upp two thirds area. The carvings include various intersecting radial lines and dots. Since recorded by Tempest (1939) additional markings, dates and initials have been added.

Compiled by: Paul Walsh

Date of upload: 27 September 2013

References

Tempest, H.G. 1939 A Pre-Historic Scribed Rock in Tinure T.L.. In County Louth Archaeological and Historical Journal 9 (3), 248-57.

Nearby in the register

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

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