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<< Our Photo Pages >> Baltinglass - Passage Grave in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Wicklow

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

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Baltinglass
Country: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Wicklow Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Baltinglass  Nearest Village: Coolinarrig Upper
Map Ref: S8855289249
Discovery Map Number: D61
Latitude: 52.947056N  Longitude: 6.68339W
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Baltinglass submitted by DecAlcock : The stone basin and circular chamber in tomb III (Vote or comment on this photo)
The site comprises remains of 3 small passage-tombs built at different times and partly-overlying each other, plus two single-chambered tombs. In the circular chamber of the latest passage-tomb (III) is a large stone basin decorated with a double-armed cross within a cartouche. Some of the roofstones of its narrow passage survive.

On the top of Baltinglass Hill, approached from a narrow by-road to the NE of the hill, this large complex has a massive surrounding wall – which is modern. A large cairn some 27 metres in diameter, robbed for wall-building, still retains most of its internal features. There is a beehive-shaped chamber which the excavator considered contemporary with Tomb I (largely overlaid by Tomb II, a central chamber surrounded by 5 side-chambers, whose gallery is overlaid by Tomb III), and a ruined kist which is at least as recent as Tomb III.

~ 4.8 km S by E of Baltinglass village, in Broughillstown, to the N of Broughillstown House and 80 metres E of the main road to Tullow. is a grooved standing-stone 1.5 metres high, which, like that at Ardristan, belongs to the Carlow-Wicklow-Kildare group.

~ 7.2 km ESE of Baltinglass village , in front of Humewood Castle, is a prostrate stone 1.5 metres long, decorated with cup-and-ring designs.

~ 7.5 km NE of Baltinglass village is Castleruddery stone circle.

~ 15.5 km NNE of Baltinglass village is Athgreany stone circle.
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Baltinglass
Baltinglass submitted by DecAlcock : This is a view of the passage grave looking east. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Baltinglass submitted by DecAlcock : The entrance to tomb III viewed from the circular chamber which contains the stone basin (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Baltinglass submitted by DecAlcock : Tomb II containing the stone basin (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Baltinglass submitted by Anthony_Weir : Scan of colour slide from the 1980s (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Radiocarbon Dating of a Multi-phase Passage Tomb on Baltinglass Hill by Andy B on Monday, 07 May 2018
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Radiocarbon Dating of a Multi-phase Passage Tomb on Baltinglass Hill, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
Rick J. Schulting (a1), Meriel Mcclatchie (a2), Alison Sheridan (a3), Rowan Mclaughlin (a4) ...
https://doi.org/10.1017/ppr.2017.1 Published online: 22 March 2017

Baltinglass is a multi-chamber Neolithic passage tomb in Co. Wicklow, Ireland, excavated in the 1930s. This paper presents the results of a radiocarbon dating programme on charred wheat grains and hazelnut shell found underlying the cairn, and on cremated human bone found within and near two of the monument’s five chambers. The results are surprising, in that three of the six determinations on calcined bone pre-date by one or two centuries the charred cereals and hazelnut shells sealed under the cairn, dating to c. 3600–3400 cal bc. Of the remaining three bone results, one is coeval with the charred plant remains, while the final two can be placed in the period 3300/3200–2900 cal bc, that is more traditionally associated with developed passage tombs. A suggested sequence of construction is presented beginning with a simple tomb lacking a cairn, followed by a burning event – perhaps a ritual preparation of the ground – involving the deposition of cereal grains and other materials, very rapidly and intentionally sealed under a layer of clay, in turn followed by at least two phases involving the construction of more substantial chambers and associated cairns. What was already a complex funerary monument has proven to be even more complex, with a history spanning at least six centuries.

https://doi.org/10.1017/ppr.2017.1
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Re: Baltinglass by Andy B on Monday, 07 May 2018
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National Monuments Service:
Class Megalithic tomb - passage tomb
Townland PINNACLE,COOLINARRIG UPPER,TUCKMILL HILL
SMR No. WI027-026003-
Description National Monument in state guardianship No. 328. Situated on the summit of Baltinglass Hill in the SE sector of Rathcoran hillfort (WI027-026001-). It was excavated in 1934-6 (Walshe 1941, 221-36) and was found to consist of a multiperiod kerbed cairn (diam. c. 27m) underneath which five structures were identified. The cairn material has been built up to form a massive protective wall around the monument (CUCAP, ASU048). A kerb of large stones surrounded the cairn, and an inner kerb was revealed during excavation. Two stones of the inner kerb and one of the outer bear passage tomb art. The main tomb is on the N side of the cairn; a short passage (L 3.2m) within the cairn is roofed with slabs and leads to a chamber (diam. 2m) which contains three shallow recesses. It contains a stone basin with pecked ornament. On the S side of the cairn is another tomb comprising a chamber divided into three compartments; no evidence for a passage was found. Two of its stones bear passage tomb art. On the NW side of the cairn are the remains of a small corbelled structure, partly overlain by the inner kerb. Immediately SW of this was a small cist-like structure which is no longer visible. A fifth chamber stands inside the kerb to the E of the main tomb. The finds from the site include the cremations of at least three adults and one child, flint scrapers, Carrowkeel pottery, and bone pins. Finds from beneath the cairn included a stone axe, a flint javelin-head, scrapers, an egg-shaped stone, carbonised wheat grains and hazelnuts. A saddle quern was also found in the cairn material (Cooney 1981, 102-6). The site is referred to in the OS Name Books as a cave on the NE side of a large collection of stones. Another cairn lies 100m to the SW. (Walshe 1941, 221-36; Herity 1974, 259-60; Shee Twohig 1981, 223) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 35/1934).
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Hillfort construction at Baltinglass: building Irelands hillfort capital by Andy B on Wednesday, 14 June 2017
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O'Driscoll, J. 2015. Hillfort construction at Baltinglass: building Irelands hillfort capital. West Wicklow Historical Journal 8. 10–29.

A cluster of Ireland’s largest and most elaborate hillforts surround the town of Baltinglass at the western edge of the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland. The size, complexity and density of these sites set them apart in an Irish context and indicates that the area was a place of exceptional importance in later prehistory. Despite their obvious significance, there has been little research in the area. Consequently, recent fieldwork has significantly expanded our understanding of this cluster. One particularly striking aspect revealed by the study is the proliferate use of timber and the extensive amount time, resources and labour needed to undertake these building projects. Rather than focusing on the functional aspect of these sites, this paper will discuss practical elements of the construction process, labour organisation and resource management in relation to evidence from the authors study of the Baltinglass hillforts.

https://www.academia.edu/24067817/ (free registration required)

Hillforts in prehistoric Ireland: a costly display of power? - James O'Driscoll

Hillforts in Ireland and Europe have often been regarded as defensive structures or monuments built to facilitate and strengthen community cohesion and identity. Recent discourse, however, stresses the importance of competitive display, promoting the idea that hillforts were built to convey the power and strength of a community. The enclosing elements themselves were an effective mechanism to display this, being highly visible and permanent features in the landscape. The costly act of construction, in terms of time, effort and resources, reflects the conspicuous and highly visible consumption of resources and labour. As such, larger and more elaborate works could reflect a bigger community who had a more substantial labour force and resource base. Impressive enclosing earthworks found at many hillforts in Britain and mainland Europe contrast with the unimpressive nature of Irish sites. This paper considers the Irish evidence with regard to this recent narrative and assesses whether Irish hillforts were built to signal the power of local communities.

https://www.academia.edu/31578975/Hillforts_in_prehistoric_Ireland_a_costly_display_of_power
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Re: Baltinglass by h_fenton on Sunday, 31 July 2016
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3D model of Baltinglass Hill Passage Tomb, County Wicklow, Ireland.

On the summit of Baltinglass Hill a multi-phased cairn site was excavated 1934-6. The kerb of the cairn was 27 metres in diameter, most smaller stone covering the burial chambers had been removed to construct a later Cashel surrounding the site.

The 3D model shows the primary passage tomb (neolithic) which is located on the northern side of the cairn. The 3.2metre long passage opens into a polygonal chamber with a stone basin. A flint scraper was found in the chamber. – The model concentrates on the chamber and does not show the kerb.

Two further phases of cairn activity relate to other tombs and kerbs, some stones also exhibit examples of passage tomb art. Finds from beneath the cairn included a polished stone axehead and wheat grains.

Scale: 1 metre, red end of scale indicates North direction.

Photographed: 13 April 2016 -- 3D Model created using Agisoft Photoscan (Standard) 1.2.4




Baltinglass Hill Passage Tomb by hfenton on Sketchfab


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The Baltinglass Hillfort Project by Andy B on Saturday, 12 April 2014
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James O'Driscoll - University College Cork -The Baltinglass Hillfort Project: Using Open Access Data to Help Understand Our Past

Poster presentation uploaded here
https://www.academia.edu/6710343/Bronze_Age_Forum

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Re: Baltinglass by Anonymous on Wednesday, 19 October 2005
i visited this place a few years ago and found it intresting and i found it very intresing how it is alighed with the north star if there are anyother passage graves connected to stars i would love to know about them.
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