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Multi-periodSite Name: Boa IslandCountry: Ireland (Northern) County: Co. Fermanagh Type: Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Kesh Nearest Village: Dreenan
Map Ref: H08516198
Latitude: 54.506168N Longitude: 7.86938W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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jeffrep visited on 26th Apr 2009 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5
X-Ice visited on 21st Jul 1982 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 4.5
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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