Rock Art, BALLYROWRAGH

Rock Art in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age

Resting on the stony bed of a shallow river flowing roughly E-W along this stretch, in a river valley. The river bank is overgrown with trees and scrub. There is a steep cliff-edge c. 10m to the S and to the N the ground rises steadily. There is a road bridge over the river c. 40m to the W and a railway bridge and high railway embankment 20m to the E. It is not known how long the boulder with the rock art has been lying in the river. The rock art was identified and reported by Larry Kirwan. A rounded roughly oval boulder (H 1.1m; 1.17m x 1.1m) with rock art, identified and reported by Larry Kirwan. The S end rests in slightly deeper water (D c. 0.01m) while the N end is on drier ground towards the edge of the river. The S side of the boulder has a relatively flat vertical surface (H 1.1m; Wth 1.14m) which gently undulates. It is on this surface that the rock art has been carved with deeply incised grooves (Wth c. 0.01m; D 0.008m). The carving occupies most of this vertical surface and forms an integrated, roughly triangular, decorative scheme (H c. 0.5-0.6m; Wth 0.78m). Within the scheme the decoration appears to divide into three distinct areas. The W portion consists of two parallel linear panels (L 0.55m; Wth 0.18m), running at an angle of 140°, each subdivided into five smaller, and largely parallel, smaller rectangles, with all, except the uppermost western rectangle, cont

Period:
Bronze Age

Coordinates:
52.31°N, 7.05°W

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