Clonfinlough Stone
Clonfinlough Stone | |
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Native name Bronze Age | |
Official name | Clonfinlough |
Reference no. | 336[1] |
The Clonfinlough Stone is a piece of
.Location
The carved stone at Clonfinlough is located on the southern slope of the western end of Esker Hill, about 4 km (2+1⁄2 miles) east of Clonmacnoise, south of Mongan Bog and on the east bank of the River Shannon.[2][3]
History
The carvings on the stone are believed to date back to the Bronze Age (2500–500 BC).[4] A settlement excavated nearby consisted of a large palisaded enclosure containing circular houses.[5]
However, recent studies have noted the similarity between the carvings and some found in
Description
The stone is a glacial erratic of Carboniferous Limestone and lies flat on the ground, measures 3 metres (9.8 ft) by 2.45 metres (8.0 ft) by 0.75 metres (2.5 ft) and weighs about 14 tonnes. Marks incised in it include crosses, cup-marks, the "split-year sign" (a circle divided in two), the letters DOD, and three impressions of feet.[7]
References
- ^ "National Monuments of County Offaly in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 1. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Clonfinlough Stone". Irishantiquities.bravehost.com. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ^ "Context and Chronology of the Carved Stone at Clonfinlough, County Offaly" - Elizabeth Shee Twohig, The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, Vol. 132 (2002), pp. 99-113
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Offaly (1 September 2007). "A History of Offaly Through its Monuments". Offaly History. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ^ "Clonfinlough Stone, Clonfinlough. co.Offaly c.1000 b.c – 1400 a.d ?? | Curious Ireland". Curiousireland.ie. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ^ PIP 2010. "The Clonfinlough Stone/Megalithic Monuments Of Ireland.Com". Megalithicmonumentsofireland.com. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
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