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'Spahill 4' : Rock Art

TownlandSpahill
CountyCarlow
Grid RefS 759 511
GPSS 75855 51061 (7m)
Longitude6° 52' 48.71" W
Latitude52° 36' 20.11" N
Nearest TownBorris (3.4 Km)
OS Sheet68
UTM zone29U
UTM x643545.08110774
UTM y5830506.8559423
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 4th November 2007

It's amazing that so much rock art can be in one area. The presence of this stone went unnoticed for decades, until the landowner just happened to pass it when the sun was just shining across it at the right angle.

The stone is an earthfast bouler about 3m long and 1.5m across. Its upper surface is asymmetrically curved, forming a ridge 2/3 along its length. It is upon this ridge that 4 cup marks can be seen ... just ... if you squint hard at them. It is very worn.

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