MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS
OF IRELAND.COM
OF IRELAND.COM
| KILNARUANE DECORATED PILLAR |
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| This beautiful and highly decorated upright stone is located in a burial ground in an early ecclesiastical enclosure. An upright stone (H 2.05m; 0.26m x 0.15m), long axis NE-SW, in burial ground. SW face divided into four panels: uppermost, two pieces of ribbon interlace; second panel, praying figure; third, Greek cross; lowest, St Paul and St Anthony seated at pedestal table holding bread. NE face divided into three panels: topmost, remains of spiral interlace; second, two pairs four legged animals; third, boat with four oarsmen and fifth figure steering in stern, rowing through sea of crosses. Two incisions (L 0.06; Wth 0.03; D 0.04) on top pillar indicate attachment of an original further element. Adjacent are four deeply grooved boulders which may have functioned as hinge/cornerstones in structure. CO-ORDINATES 51 40' 16.663"N...9 28' 4.708"W |
