What is recorded here

Unknown Townland holds a decorated stone rescued from a Ballinvalley ringfort before excavation removed the fort in the 1940s. Its surface carries profuse penannular rings and radials, marking it as one of three stones saved from that vanished place. The stone may have stood inside the fort, witnessed daily life, or been moved when the earthworks were opened. It still presents its markings without explaining whether they recorded identity, boundary, ceremony or ordinary human pride in making something visible.

This is one of three decorated stones found in a ringfort in Ballinvalley, county Meath when it was levelled in the 1940's (Shee-Twohig 2001, 120, C). It was profusely decorated with pennanular rings and radials. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 15 May 2012

This rock art, featuring pennanular rings and radials, is likely from the early Christian period (5th–9th centuries AD) and may have had ritual or symbolic significance, possibly associated with the ringfort's occupation. Such motifs are commonly found in Irish monastic or ceremonial contexts.

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