Rock Art, BALLINLUG

Rock Art in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age

Rock art recorded in 1913 and described as a 'good specimen of concentric circle and cup ornamentation, incised on a large block of millstone grit. The stone is of rather regular shape and not native of this district. It is 34 inches [0.86m] across, 19 inches [0.48m] in height, and 10 inches [0.25m] thick. The outermost of the concentric circles of which there are three, is 11 inches [0.28m] in diameter, the other 7 [0.17m] and 5 inches [0.12m]. The inside of the smallest circle is cup-hollowed to a depth of about 1 inch. Running through the lower part of the circles is a radial groove, which, however, might tend to show that it was not a cist cover. On the left are two diagonal grooves. There are five cup markings at the top right-hand corner, and two others near the top, over the circles. Some years ago this stone was taken from the adjoining field and used in the erection of the wall [right side of Ballymahon Road], the mason placing it with the carved side inwards. In more recent time the wall requiring to be rebuilt, the carved side was turned outwards to face the road' (Tuite 1913, 180-1). The stone was subsequently removed from the wall by a Mr. Donohoe who lived in a farmhouse on the other side of the wall, and who took the stone to his cottage were it was placed beside his doorway (ibid, 182). This stone is recorded by O’Reilly (2010, 77-8) as follows: ‘The stone at Ba

Period:
Bronze Age

Coordinates:
53.53°N, 7.54°W

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