Showing posts with label co. kilkenny. Show all posts
Showing posts with label co. kilkenny. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Kilkieran High Cross

the high cross

close up of the carving

this former monastic site also had a holy well

and the depressing strangers' corner right next to the gate

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Knockroe


Prof O'Suilleahban in lecture: "depending on the rain, we may have to cross a stream or a river"
It was in-between stream and river. it was fast flowing and wet in any case.

Prof: "and there is a short walk with a slight incline"

Knockroe

Smaller satellite tomb


Kerbstones....we've had lectures on the exact measurements of these things

Passage of the Passage Tomb

a shot in which i use my professor for my own aims aka size comparision

smaller passage


See the rock art on the heaviest decorated kerbstone?

see any here?

A closer look, you have to see it now.

Cupmarks, a type of rock art

the chamber


The Grand stone...the only undecorated, pink quartz stone in the chamber and purposely balanced by a different decorated orthostat

look at that rock art!