Castlestrange Stone, Co. Roscommon

Castlestrange Stone, Co. Roscommon

Stone

Lantern slide depicting drawings of the Castlestrange Stone, Co. Roscommon. Orignally titled 'Stone at Mullaghmark CASTLE STRANGE Co. Roscommon' and labelled '38:31'. Mullaghmark has been crossed out. The slide depicts Castlestrange Stone, It is a granite boulder decorated with flowing spirals in the La Tene style, dating from the Iron Age period. La Tene style of decoration originated in around 500 BC and came from Switzerland across to Ireland and the rest of Europe. The stone itself dates back to 200 BC. The exact function of the stone it not certain, however it is assumed that it would have served in a ritual. The slide itself depicts two drawn images of the ston from different angles, showing the decoration on the stone.

Holly Cooper

The Discovery Programme

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

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RSAI, Lantern Slide, BOX 38

BOX38_031

10/09/15

Scanned to 2400 dpi , 16 bit greyscale image with automatic exposure

RSAI Lantern Slide Collection

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Lantern Slides

Country: Ireland

County: Roscommon

Logainm Code: https://www.logainm.ie/100027.aspx

Townland: Castlestrange Stone

Logainm Townland: https://www.logainm.ie/44026.aspx

Irish National Grid East:182064

Irish National Grid North: 259621

Position Source: www.logainm.ie

Latitude: 53.586354

Longitude: -8.2716096

Place: Castlestrange Stone, Co. Roscommon Latitude: 53.5863544 Longitude: -8.271609600000033

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)