Posted on 01/17/2008 9:41:24 AM PST by SunkenCiv
...The stone was discovered within an early medieval souterrain, an underground structure that may have been used by local inhabitants to defend themselves against Viking raiders, the excavation team reported.
Dating to around the 10th century A.D., the souterrain was probably constructed using the broken megalith as building material.
"The souterrain builders robbed or quarried the stone from a Neolithic [Late Stone Age] monument," Deevy said.
"Souterrains are common in Ireland, and it's not unusual to have stones from earlier monuments reused on them," she added.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.nationalgeographic.com ...
This large stone decorated with engravings dating to the Late Stone Age has been discovered at an ancient site in Ireland that sits in the path of a controversial highway project.
The stone has been removed from the site, and construction of the highway is scheduled to resume.
Photograph courtesy Mary Deevy, National Roads Authority
Huge Temple Found Under Hill Of Tara (Ireland)
Irish Examiner | 11-12-2002 | Evelyn Ring
Posted on 11/12/2002 5:58:27 PM EST by blam
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Decision Due On Hill Of Tara Motorway (Archaeology)
The Guardian (UK) | 11-11-2004 | Angelique Chrisafis
Posted on 11/11/2004 7:10:37 PM EST by blam
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Thanks Renfield. That's one Stone that should not be on tour (or under it). |
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I really tried to clean that up, but you know how hard it is to erase Magic Stone Markers. *sheesh* (I’m so embarrassed.) ;o]
Backdating an old rock by 200 years is always fun.
Too bad they can't/won't route the highway around.
The motifs read, "Eat at Joe's!"
LOL!
Works for me! ;o]
souterrain
The Hill of Tara is an absolutely beautiful site. It is really ashame that they can not be a bit more sensitive to its history while moving their roadways into the 21st century.
here’s a link, title, and author of another Irish find I’d planned to post higher up. :’)
Medieval artefact rescued by amateur historian
by Brian McDonald
Monday January 14 2008
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/medieval-artefact-rescued-by-amateur-historian-1265557.html
I do wish they’d put pictures in these articles. Wonder why it was put into the wall and how the guy even knew to look for it there.
Probably the size of it, or the shape, or the appearance of the stone. Or perhaps the building in which it was reused was being demolished for this project, or to build a Forty Shades of Walgreens.
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