Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Rock art
Carrigeenshinnagh, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrigeenshinnagh
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.05449, -6.28460
- SMR number
- WI017-011----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
On S facing slope of a valley, overlooking a stream, a large, earthfast granite boulder (3.2m WNW; 2.8m NNE-SSW; H at S 0.55m; H at N 0.15m) with 4 cup marks (diams. 5cm-5.5cm; D 1cm) at the NW side. The SW side of the stone falls 25cm below the rest of the stone, and in this area are two further cup marks (diam. 5cm; D 0.5cm). The boulder features 7 drilled holes from an attempt to split the stone. (SMR file)
Compiled by: Claire Breen and Chris Corlett
Date of upload: 08 February 2013
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.