Rock Art, ÁTH AN CHARBAILL

Rock Art in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age

This stone, partly concealed by the field wall that over-lies it, is located c. 300m W of the Glounshavanowen river on a N facing slope overlooking the valley of the Owenalondrig river. A number of slab-lined graves have been recorded in the immediate vicinity to N and W (KE054-022---- and KE054-020----). The stone measures c. 3.7m x 1.65m x a maximum of .5m thick. A 1m wide strip of its surface, bearing at least 8 cup-marks, 4 cup-marks enclosed by a single complete or incomplete circle, and other less clear motifs (Graves 1877, 286-7), is concealed by the field wall. On the visible SE portion of the stone the markings comprise 30 plain cup-marks, a cup-and-radial line, a few short curved or straight lines and 8 cup-marks enclosed by from 1 to 3 concentric circles. Near the E corner of the stone are 2 slightly curved lines incorporating cup-marks. Close beside these is a cup-and-3 circles having 2 satellite cup-marks incorporated into the outer circle and one into the middle circle. A satellite cup-mark is also incorporated into the outer circle of the adjacent cup-and-3 circles. A 3rd cup-and-3 circles has a short radial line connecting the central cup-mark to the inner circle. Three cup-marks are contained within a single complete or incomplete circle, and in one instance a short radial line extends from the cup-mark through the gap in the circle. Two further cup-marks are s

Period:
Bronze Age

Coordinates:
52.13°N, 10.17°W

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