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Hob H
Hob Dec 28, 2005 22:37:24
Replying to CianMcLiam

>it was too late in the evening
Did you concur? For if there was ever a good way to test a gps, it would be trying to find RA in the dark. That Rathgeran one looks quite well hidden, are there 8digit refs?

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/20760

Raather nice. Love to see it courtesy of a well placed side flash. The web is in dire need of more pics of Irish rock art.
By which I mean proper rock art, with cups, rings and grooves, none of that funny looking, wiggly passage grave stuff ;)

C CianMcLiam
CianMcLiam Dec 28, 2005 23:15:31
Replying to Hob

>>it was too late in the evening
>Did you concur? For if there was ever a good way to test a gps, it would be trying to find RA in the >dark. That Rathgeran one looks quite well hidden, are there 8digit refs?

I did, grudgingly! Its on his land and he promised to show it to me if I called back, nice fellow.
FW's has the gps co-ords on his site so I was using those and plan on using them again soon...

>Raather nice. Love to see it courtesy of a well placed side flash. The web is in dire need of more >pics of Irish rock art.

FW's pics are superb aren't they, best I've seen of Irish Rock art and the reason I was dying to see Rathgeran in late evening. Anthony Weir has some good 'uns with a dab of sidelighting on his site too.

>By which I mean proper rock art, with cups, rings and grooves, none of that funny looking, wiggly >passage grave stuff ;)

You have to love that passage grave stuff! Frenzied and 'off the wall' if you pardon the pun ;)

F FourWinds
FourWinds Dec 28, 2005 23:21:03
Replying to Hob

Side flash wouldn't do a lot of good with this one because of the shape of the stone. What you need is a good setting sun at the right time of year, which is what I was fortunate enough to have when I managed to find it - http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/20762

My visit here was prior to my logging the 10 figure references. However, the grid ref I give is 100m more accurate than the official one in the Archaeological Inventory. As I could walk straight back to it I should get up there again and record it so that Ken and test his GPS out :-)