Rock Art, LETTER WEST

Rock Art in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age

Only the upper surfaces of two neighbouring decorated panels are exposed, the rest of their decorated surfaces being submerged in very wet boggy pasture. Only 1 meter apart, it is probable that the two panels form part of the same outcrop. The rock art on each of the two panels is distinct from the other, the most readily visible carving on the panel to E consisting of one cupmark and lines of picking (Wth. 0.02m) forming curvilinear shapes which decrease in size from NE to SW. The carving on the panel to W is characterised by a plastic style of carving, with narrower lines of picking (Wth. 0.005–0.01m) tracing the edges of the panel and its contoured shapes. An unusual motif on its upper surface consists of a solidly picked sub-rectangular area. The exposed portion of the E panel is triangular in plan, measuring c. 2m NE/SW along its long axis and up to 1m wide at NE. The full extent of the carving is not visible as part of the decorated surface is submerged in the wet boggy ground. The upper surface slopes upwards to SE and is inscribed with three prominent curvilinear motifs the visible portions of which form incomplete irregular shaped rings, the lower portions of the motifs being submerged. The upper surface is also inscribed with faintly visible lines of picking and a cupmark. At NE, the picked line (Wth. 2cm, D. 5mm) appears to form a sub-circular ring (diam. c. 0.5m) –

Period:
Bronze Age

Coordinates:
52.01°N, 10.02°W

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