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Image of Forenachts (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by CianMcLiam

Detail of what is now the left edge of the panel

Image credit: Ken Williams/ShadowsandStone.com 2007

CianMcLiam Oct 11, 2007

Image of Forenachts (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by CianMcLiam

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Image credit: Ken Williams/ShadowsandStone.com 2007

CianMcLiam Oct 10, 2007

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Forenachts

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art

CianMcLiam Oct 11, 2007

This wonderful bit of rock art was found buried in a field that had been ploughed many times, the bottom edge of the remaining stone is heavily scarred with plough marks.

Apparently it had become a bit of a nuisance so it was dug up in the early 1970’s and much to their surprise these wonderful carvings came to light. The owner of the land at that time was a Mr. Synnott who was also a member of the local archaeological society, he immediately recognised this was an important find and it was moved to the gable end of the medieval church where it still rests. It was described and illustrated by Elizabeth Shee Twohig in 1975 or 1976 in the Journal of the Kildare Archaeological Society Vol. 15 No. 5.
JKAS 1975-76.

The top part of the stone seems to have been shattered off as there is half a circular motif filled with small cup marks. The other markings bear resemblance to the Kilwarden stone also found in Kildare but now located in the National Museum in Dublin.

Access to this stone is only by prior arrangement with Furness house. furness-house.com/index.htm

Sites within 20km of Forenachts

Forenaghts Great

Henge • 0.64km NE

6

2
Baltracy

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.9km S

1
Maudlings

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.13km WNW

3

1
Punchestown Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.93km SSW

12

1

3
Craddockstown West

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.33km SSW

7

2
Punchestown

Round Barrow(s) • 4.34km SSW

5

1
Newtown Park

Round Barrow(s) • 4.48km ESE

2

2
Caureen

Artificial Mound • 5.37km E

5

2
Kilteel

Bullaun Stone • 5.39km ENE

2
Newtown Great

Round Barrow(s) • 5.45km SE
Cromwellstown

Bank Barrow • 6.4km ENE

2
The Ring

Hillfort • 6.57km S
Barretstown Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.05km W

1
Blessington Demesne 1

Round Barrow(s) • 7.34km ESE

14

4
Blessington Demesne 2

Round Barrow(s) • 7.34km ESE

2

2
Tinode II

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.68km E

2
Tinode

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.98km E

2

1
Newtown lower

Round Barrow(s) • 8.1km NE

6

1
Goldenhill mound

Cairn(s) • 8.67km E

2
Goldenhill

Rath • 8.67km E

9

4
Knockiernan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.76km ESE
Slievethoul I

Passage Grave • 8.79km ENE

8

1
Slievethoul II

Passage Grave • 8.98km ENE
Butterhill

Bullaun Stone • 9.03km ESE
Clane

Bullaun Stone • 9.04km WNW

3

1
Butterhill

Artificial Mound • 9.18km ESE

1
Slievethoul II and III

Cairn(s) • 9.29km ENE

4
Crockaunadreenagh

Passage Grave • 9.29km ENE

6

1

1
Athgoe Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 9.35km NE

5

1
Firmount East

Artificial Mound • 9.38km WNW

1
Knockandinny

Round Barrow(s) • 9.54km ENE
Carrig Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.72km ESE

2
Carignagower

Cairn(s) • 9.93km E
Carrig Wedge Tomb

Wedge Tomb • 9.96km ESE

9

2
Blackrock

Wedge Tomb • 9.97km ESE

3

1
Glenaraneen

Crannog • 10.12km ENE

7
Carrig Cairns

Cairn(s) • 10.14km ESE

6

1

1
Carrig Rath

Rath • 10.16km ESE
Dowery

10.37km E
Kilbride (Talbotstown Lower By.)

Enclosure • 10.37km E

2
Sroughan

Bullaun Stone • 10.42km ESE

5

1
Kilbride (Talbotstown Lower By.)

Cairn(s) • 10.48km E

2
Kilbride (Talbotstown Lower By.)

Enclosure • 10.48km E

4
Oldcourt

Ring Cairn • 10.49km ESE

3

1
Woodend Hill

Cairn(s) • 10.51km E
Sroughan

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.56km ESE

1
Lugg

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.57km ENE

1
Lugnagun Cairn

Cairn(s) • 10.58km ESE

4
Ballymore Eustace West

Bullaun Stone • 10.61km S

4

1
Knockatillane

Cairn(s) • 10.69km E

2
Grange (Newcastle By.)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.72km NE

2

1
Bishopsland

Round Barrow(s) • 10.78km S

2

1
Lugg

Henge • 10.84km ENE

11

2
Raheen

Standing Stones • 10.96km ENE

4

1
Crooksling

Cairn(s) • 11.42km ENE
Ballyfolan

Ring Cairn • 11.46km E

4
Ballyfolan

Round Barrow(s) • 11.47km E

9

1
Rathcoole

Holed Stone • 11.51km ENE

7

1
Longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.61km S
Ringwood

Rath • 11.78km NNE

3

1
Mountseskin

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.85km ENE

1
Crooksling

Round Barrow(s) • 11.94km ENE

7

2
Butter Mountain

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.96km ENE

3
Lugnagun

Passage Grave • 12.07km ESE

13

1
Lackan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.14km ESE

4
Boherboy

Standing Stones • 12.39km ENE

21

1
Ballybought

Round Barrow(s) • 12.51km S

2

1
Broadleas

Stone Circle • 12.58km S

29

4
Ballybought

Bullaun Stone • 12.81km S

4

1
Knockannavea

Cairn(s) • 12.9km ENE

3
Lugnagroagh

Cairn(s) • 13km SSE

3
Blakestown Upper

Passage Grave • 13.08km SSE

3
Kilbeg Cairn

Cairn(s) • 13.1km ESE

3

1
Whiteleas

Stone Circle • 13.19km S

8

3
Lugmore Cist

13.4km ENE

5

2
Lugmore

Round Barrow(s) • 13.4km ENE
Cloghleagh

Cairn(s) • 13.44km E

3
Sorrel Hill

Cairn(s) • 13.6km ESE

6

1

1
Knockanvinidee

Artificial Mound • 13.63km ENE

2
Crookan Cairn

Cairn(s) • 13.68km ENE

10

1
Kilbeg standing stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.69km ESE

3

2
Seefin 2

Rocky Outcrop • 13.97km E

7
Ballymaice

Passage Grave • 14.16km ENE

11

1
Griffinrath

Artificial Mound • 14.2km N

1

1
Johnstown Hut Site 1

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.26km SSE

2
Belgard Deer Park

Cairn(s) • 14.28km ENE

5

1
Raheendhu/Ballinascorney

Rath • 14.35km ENE

2

2
Ballyknockan

Bullaun Stone • 14.37km SE

3

1
Johnstown

Round Barrow(s) • 14.45km SSE

2
Johnstown Hut Site 2

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.45km SSE

5

1
Kiltalawn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.45km ENE

3

1
Belgard Deer Park

Stone Circle • 14.52km ENE

3
Kiernans Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.53km SSE

4
Seefin Hill

Chambered Cairn • 14.55km E

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3

5
Crehelp II

Round Barrow(s) • 14.66km S

3

1
Ballinascorney Upper

Round Barrow(s) • 14.88km ENE

8

1
Carrigeenoura

Round Barrow(s) • 14.89km ENE
St. Kevin’s Bed (Hollywood)

Cave / Rock Shelter • 14.89km SSE

4
Broughills Hill

Standing Stones • 14.91km SSE

10

1
Seahan II

Cairn(s) • 14.95km E

4
Seahan I

Passage Grave • 14.95km E

6
Seahan III

Passage Grave • 14.95km E

11
Carrigacurra

Wedge Tomb • 15.1km SE

5

1
Ballymorefinn Hill Outcrop

Rocky Outcrop • 15.16km ENE

5

1
Ballymorefinn Cist

Cist • 15.36km ENE

5

1
Seefingan

Cairn(s) • 15.45km E

10

1
Ballynabrocky

Round Barrow(s) • 15.52km E
Scalp Rath

Rath • 15.68km SSE

2
Scalp

Bullaun Stone • 15.68km SSE

4

1

2
Glassamucky

Artificial Mound • 16.02km ENE

3

1
Slievecorragh

Cairn(s) • 16.04km SSE

4

2
Curragh

Round Barrow(s) • 16.18km WSW

1
Kinsellastown II

Round Barrow(s) • 16.26km S

1

1
Kinsellastown

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.37km S

2

1
Old Kilcullen

Christianised Site • 16.62km SW

1
Athgreany

Stone Circle • 16.78km S

39

2

4
The Dailteen Stone

Bullaun Stone • 16.82km SSE

2

1
Crehelp

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.83km S

1
Crehelp

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.83km S

4

2
Bohernabreena

Rath • 17.19km ENE

5

1

2
Dun Ailinne

Hillfort • 17.26km SW

4

1

1
Hill of Allen

Sacred Hill • 17.34km W

3

1

3

1
Athgreany standing stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.37km S

4

1
Athgreany Rath

Rath • 17.37km S

4

1
Piperstown

Cairn(s) • 17.53km ENE

21

2

3
Piperstown Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.53km ENE

1
Toor

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 17.65km SSE

1
Lucan and Pettycannon

Souterrain • 17.74km NE

3
Tallaght

Bullaun Stone • 17.74km ENE

4

1
Togher

Christianised Site • 17.8km SE
Lugglass Upper I

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.81km SSE

2
Toor

Henge • 17.97km SSE

3
The Piper’s Stones

Standing Stones • 17.97km SSE

4
Curragh Racecourse

Round Barrow(s) • 17.98km WSW

1
Glassamucky Brakes

Stone Circle • 18.15km ENE

11
Piperstown

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.17km ENE
Toor

Stone Circle • 18.17km SSE

4

1
Piperstown

Stone Circle • 18.2km ENE

1
Curragh

Artificial Mound • 18.2km WSW

1
Lugglass Upper II

Standing Stones • 18.22km SSE

5
Cunard

Portal Tomb • 18.33km E

13

2
Monpelier (Hell Fire Club)

Passage Grave • 18.48km ENE

18

1

1
Curragh (Kildare ED) II

Round Barrow(s) • 18.5km WSW

4
Monpelier

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.56km ENE
Kingswood

Artificial Mound • 18.69km ENE

5

1
Curragh (Kildare ED) I

Round Barrow(s) • 18.72km WSW

1
Glassamucky Brakes

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.74km E

3
Gibbet Rath

Rath • 18.81km WSW

6

1
Little Curragh Barrow VII

Round Barrow(s) • 18.85km WSW

1
Little Curragh Barrow VIII

Round Barrow(s) • 18.87km WSW

1
Curragh Racecourse

Round Barrow(s) • 18.89km WSW

1
Church Mountain

Cairn(s) • 18.94km SSE

4
Curragh (Kildare ED)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.97km WSW

5

2
Little Curragh Barrow VI

Round Barrow(s) • 19km WSW

4

1
Woodtown

Cursus • 19.02km ENE

1
Plezica

Stone Circle • 19.02km S

7

2
Little Curragh Barrow V

Round Barrow(s) • 19.19km WSW

5

1
Killakee

Wedge Tomb • 19.27km ENE

12

1
Kilbaylet Upper

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.38km SSE

4
Kilgowen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.43km SW

10

2
Little Curragh Barrow IV

Round Barrow(s) • 19.5km WSW

3

1
Glassamucky Mountain

Bullaun Stone • 19.52km E

18

1
Little Curragh Barrow III

Round Barrow(s) • 19.69km WSW

4

1
Little Curragh VIX

Round Barrow(s) • 19.7km WSW

1
Daw

Artificial Mound • 19.76km E
Mount Venus

Burial Chamber • 19.86km ENE

32

4
Curragh (Kildare ED)

Round Barrow(s) • 19.89km WSW

2
Little Curragh Barrow II

Round Barrow(s) • 19.91km WSW

2

1