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<< Our Photo Pages >> Boa Island - Sculptured Stone in Ireland (Northern) in Co. Fermanagh

Submitted by jeffrep on Friday, 14 August 2009  Page Views: 10644

Multi-periodSite Name: Boa Island
Country: Ireland (Northern) County: Co. Fermanagh Type: Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Kesh  Nearest Village: Dreenan
Map Ref: H08516198
Latitude: 54.506168N  Longitude: 7.86938W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
4 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
4

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Boa Island
Boa Island submitted by jeffrep : Close-Up of One Side of Boa Island Figure, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. (Vote or comment on this photo)
In Caldragh Cemetery on Boa Island, Lower Lough Erne, stand two unique stone carvings: the Boa Island figure and the Lustymore Island figure, which are now found together. While the Caldragh graveyard dates from the Irish early Christian period, both of the stone figures are generally accepted to be the likeness of pagan deities and are dated to the Bronze Age.

The larger of the figures is the Boa Island bilateral figure. It is called a Janus-figure because it has two faces. It is thought to represent a Celtic deity and could represent a Celtic goddess as readily as a god, especially given the name of the island. The smaller figure is known as the Lustyman, because it was found on the nearby island of Lusty More. Some claim it is in fact a female figure.

Boa Island is an island located near the north shore of Lower Lough Erne in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, and is 15-1/2 miles from Enniskillen. The A47 road goes through the length of the island. This road joins each end of the island to the mainland by bridges leading west toward Castle Caldwell and east toward Kesh.

The Journal of Antiquities also features a page for this site - see their entry for Boa Island Statue Stones, Lower Lough Erne, Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, which includes a description, directions for finding this site, together with other sources of information and related websites. The Journal includes a quotation from the Rough Guide to Ireland (1999), which tells us: "“This ancient Christian burial ground of broken moss-covered tombstones, shaded by low, encircling hazel trees, has an almost druidic setting."
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Boa Island
Boa Island submitted by Anthony_Weir : Lusty man figure Scan of colour slide from the 1970/80s (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Boa Island
Boa Island submitted by Anthony_Weir : Scan of colour slide from the 1970/80s (Vote or comment on this photo)

Boa Island
Boa Island submitted by Sunny100 : The Boa Island stone stands at 3 feet high and has a face on both sides. It is a heart-shaped face probably depicting a Celtic idol or diety. The sandstone figure has crossed arms, traces of pattern-work and a shallow depression at the top. Close by another smaller stone statue is called 'the lusty man'. Both stones date from the Iron-Age. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Boa Island
Boa Island submitted by AngieLake : Lusty Man on Boa Island, Co. Fermanagh. Copy of a film photograph given to me by friend and dowser Frances Parsons, from a trip to Ireland several years ago. On rear of photo she had written 'about 2ft 6" tall'. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Boa Island
Boa Island submitted by optimistic20814 : June 2016

Boa Island
Boa Island submitted by jeffrep : Lusty Man Figure, Boa Island, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

Boa Island
Boa Island submitted by jeffrep : Opposite Side of Boa Island Figure, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

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Re: Boa Island by optimistic20814 on Sunday, 24 July 2016
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Finally got to see this! The cemetery is old and set off from a cattle farm, but, especially in the rain, it's a very evocative place with the two statues standing near one another amidst the graves. I had the place to myself.
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