What is recorded here
Rock scribing is a rock scribing (folk art) in Spring (duke), County Waterford, Ireland. The six stones sit on the inner face of the northwest wall of the enclosure around Dungarvan Workhouse, now the County Hospital, close to the north angle. Placed about one metre over the ground, the stones carry head and shoulder portraits of a religious nature that were probably carved with nails.
Situated on stones of the inner face of the NW wall of the retangular enclosure around Dungarvan Workhouse, now the County Hospital, close to the N angle. There are six stones placed c. 1m over the ground with images carved on them, probably with nails. The images are usually head and shoulder portraits of a religious nature.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 14 January 2012
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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