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Stone with megalithic art discovered by Ken Williams in August 2022. The carved stone is the fourth stone to the north of the entrance.

The site is closed due to vandalism and deterioration of early 20th century conservation works.

Silbury Hill surrounded by mist shortly after dawn

Stones of Stenness on a brief moment of clear skies

Screenshot of 3D rendering of the carved surface

Close up of the back stone and the finest paintings still in existence in a Neolithic tomb anywhere in Europe.

Baltinglass Hill, passage tomb and enclosing dry stone wall (not original).

Always wanted to get an aerial view of this magnificent reconstructed tomb. Slieve League is in the distance through the gap.

Early morning mist, summer 2014

The Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxy in the sky above the circle, 21-01-15

Looking in towards the chamber, July 2014.

The large stone Cian is standing next to was most likely to have once been a standing stone, perhaps one of the now vanished alignment that ran past the cairn of this passage tomb. It was carved on both faces and shaped into the ‘buckler’ motif which was carved in outline on the stones of several sites in Brittany. Some feature what looks like hair or fur coming off the rounded top of the motif and these are carved into the edge of the stone here as well.

There are some other faint carvings on the bottom of the stone but some are now below ground level. There’s a few gadgets set up in front of the stone, the little sign at Cian’s feet says something about scientific monitoring but not sure what they are recording, don’t remember seeing them there last time.

The stones run downhill into the morning mist shortly after dawn, July 2013.

The ‘Super-Moon’ of July 22nd 2013 above an isolated Kerzerho stone huddled next to a tree on a wonderfully calm starry night.

Lovely sunny day at a really lovely little five stone circle.

Recently rediscovered panels close to a disused railway with a view across to the many rock art sites at Magheranaul, on the Isle of Doagh. The carved rocks are located close to a small cliff-edge and one stone projecting from the edge has cup marks as well as an incised human head figure with weathered writing.

A wonderful rosette motif recently uncovered from a dense covering of bushes and turf

One of the surviving panels from an outcrop featuring several unique motifs that was destroyed in the early 1980’s during land reclamation. Photographed at its present location in the Co. Louth Museum, Dundalk.

Moon, Venus and Jupiter form an arc over the stone rows, circles and cairns at Beaghmore, 27-03-12.

Dranagh, Co. Carlow.

26-02-2012

25-02-12, with fence posts removed.

Looking over the stone and the piled up ruins of the cottage that belonged to its guardian for many years.

The pile of moss covered stones in the background is the remains of the old cottage at this site outside which this stone was propped up shortly after it was found.

Winter Solstice Sunset in chamber, 23/12/11

Winter Solstice Sunset in chamber, 23/12/11

This must be the smallest panel at Derrynablaha! It’s got one nice cup and ring and two very weathered cupmarks, one of which has an attempt at a ring just barely visible.

This is looking east over the valley towards Knocklomena, the carving sits right inside a narrow gateway that leads into some ruined houses/huts. It must have been walked on for decades on top of several thousand years of weathering!

April 2011

April 2011

The full panel from the front

Five rings on a large surface that has other worn cups with and without rings.

Cloontagh Rock Art just before dawn, September 2010.

Warning: Rock Art Crossing

Under moonlight, May 2010

Rock art revealed after clearing a bit of soil and stones that had accumulated since the late 90’s.

Megalithic art occurs on one remaining stone at this destroyed passage tomb but some heavily incised lines on another stone (which I failed to locate) could possibly date to the construction of the tomb also.

Part of the remaining kerb of Cairn I looking east-ish with Cairn M on Slíabh Rua in front and Cairn T prominent on Slíabh na Callaighe further on, islands in the misty dawn.

Looking out of the passage over the fog covered valley with Cairn T on Slíabh na Callaighe to the left and Cairn M on Slíabh Rua to the right.

The back stone carvings

C11. This highly decorated orthostat doesn’t seem to know which way is up! Welch’s 19th century photo shows it the opposite end up shee-eire.com/Sites&Monuments/Passage-tombs/Tyrone/Knockmany/Photos/oldbw2.jpg as described by Coffey (1898) who said he found it face down and re-erected it. In 1928 it was shown to have been turned upside down again, standing as it does now.