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<< Our Photo Pages >> Castlestrange - Rock Art in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Roscommon

Submitted by Anthony_Weir on Sunday, 13 October 2002  Page Views: 9666

Rock ArtSite Name: Castlestrange
Country: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 21.168 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Co. Roscommon Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Roscommon  Nearest Village: Athleague
Map Ref: M8203559675
Discovery Map Number: D40
Latitude: 53.586830N  Longitude: 8.272009W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Castlestrange submitted by durhamnature : Old drawing of the beautiful egg-shaped stone, from "The Study of Bronze Age Pottery..." via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)
This beautiful egg-shaped stone, similar in material (granite) and style (“La Tène” curvilinear) to the phallic one at Turoe in county Galway, lies beside the avenue in Castlestrange Demesne (private estate), 2.4 km NW of Athleague.

60 cms high and 90 cms long it is decorated all over with a continuous swirling pattern which is engraved rather than carved in relief like the Turoe stone.
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Castlestrange submitted by Runemage : The La Tene carved stone taken in 1999 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Castlestrange
Castlestrange submitted by Runemage : This wonderfully carved stone in the La Tene style is one of two in Ireland, the other is in a playground in Turoe. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Castlestrange submitted by Runemage : Lovely example of the La Tene style of carving. The setting stops it being surrounded with mud. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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M8358 : Sheep by Philip Rushe
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Re: Castlestrange by h_fenton on Sunday, 31 July 2016
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3D Model of the La Tène decorated stone at Castlestrange, County Roscommon, Ireland.

An oval shaped granite boulder with an incised La Tène design comprising variations of trumpet-curve, pelta and spiral motifs which form an unbroken pattern. A small area on the boulder has been damaged. This decorated boulder possibly dates to around 1st century BC/AD.

Photographed: 19 April 2016

La Tène decorated stone, Castlestrange by hfenton on Sketchfab


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Re: Castlestrange by h_fenton on Sunday, 31 July 2016
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Latitude: 53.58683N Longitude: 8.27200W
Map Ref: M 82037 59678
Accuracy: 5
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