<< Our Photo Pages >> Cooleenlemane rock scribing - Cave or Rock Shelter in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Cork
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Natural PlacesSite Name: Cooleenlemane rock scribingCountry: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Cork Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Village: Ballylicky
Latitude: 51.776338N Longitude: 9.472331W
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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Officially recorded as site CO091-003----
Located at the end of a U-shaped valley, on a natural rise to west of Cooleenlemane River.
The gap formed by one rock leaning against another is large enough to walk into and contains numerous rock scribings.
The scribings are similar to those found in the Glanrastel valley at the Pluais na Scríob site, although the Pluais na Scríob scribings are much more numerous (http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=25103).
Remains of a cashel ringfort lie approx 180 metres to the south on the same side of the river (site CO091-004----).
The site may have been used as a Mass rock in the mid-17th century as a location for Catholic Mass. Isolated locations were sought to hold religious ceremonies, as observing the Catholic Mass was a matter of difficulty and danger at the time as a result of both Cromwell's campaign against the Irish, and the Penal Law of 1695.
It is quite possible that the scribings significantly pre-date the sites use as a mass rock as many scribings are known to be pre-historic.
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