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Rock art

Ballymaghroe (Ballinacor South By.), County Wicklow, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Rock art, Ballymaghroe, County Wicklow, 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
Ballymaghroe (Ballinacor South By.)
County
Wicklow
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.87190, -6.45991
SMR number
WI033-009004-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (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

Decorated stone from Ballymaghroe graveyard which appears to have been reused as a grave marker. Irregular-shaped stone (dims. L 52cm) that is clearly broken along one edge; on one face there are seven cup marks and two of these are broken across the middle where the stone has been split. A groove extends out from the largest cup mark and splays slightly at the opposite end. Curiously, on the opposite face are two small cups (Corlett 2013, 13-14).

See attached images taken from Archaeology Ireland article by Chris Corlett.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien with details provided by Chris Corlett

Date of upload: 31 May 2017

References

Corlett, C. 2013 Rock Art: Questions and Answers? Archaeology Ireland 27, (3), 12-15.

Nearby in the register

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

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