Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Rock scribing
Barchuillia Commons, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Barchuillia Commons
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.16500, -6.11532
- SMR number
- WI008-076----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on SW facing slope of the Little Sugar Loaf mountain just below the ridge of the mountain, rock outcrop (WI008-075----) decorated with double-spiral motif 120m to N. Rock outcrop the surface of which bears a sun-motif consisting of an incised circle with line radiating out to form a sunburst motif. Beneath this there is a wavy or serpentine-shaped line. No evidence of pecking in the carving which suggests that it is possibly post-1700 in date. Possible post-1700 graffiti. The antiquity of these carvings appears to be modern and could have been carved in recent times.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Uisneagh Treacy
Date of upload: 26 August 2019
Nearby in the register
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- House - Bronze Ageunder 1 mi
- Habitation siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.