Boheh Stone
Boheh Stone | |
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Native name Irish: Cathaoir Phádraig | |
St. Patrick's Chair | |
Location of Boheh Stone in Ireland | |
Type | Rock art |
Location |
Boheh, Aughagower, County Mayo, Ireland |
Coordinates | 53°44′52″N 9°33′14″W / 53.747672°N 9.553979°WCoordinates: 53°44′52″N 9°33′14″W / 53.747672°N 9.553979°W |
Area | 4 m2 (43 sq ft) |
Elevation | 102 m (335 ft) |
Height | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Built | 3800–2000 BC |
Owner | Mayo County Council |
Official name: Boheh Rock Art | |
Reference no. | 296 |
The Boheh Stone, also called St. Patrick's Chair. is a piece of rock art a and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland.[1][2][3][4]
Location
The Boheh Stone lies 6.4 km (4 mi) SSW of Westport.[5][6]
History
The stone is believed to have been carved as early as 3800 BC.[7]
This stone was later Christianised and called St Patrick’s Chair. It was made a waypoint on Tóchar Phádraig, a pilgrimage route; formerly this path led from Rathcroghan to Croagh Patrick.[8]
The "rolling sun" phenomenon was rediscovered in 1989–92 by Gerry Bracken. A new panel of carving was found in 2014 by Michael Gibbons.[9]
Description
The Boheh Stone is one of the finest examples of Neolithic rock art in Ireland, covered in many cup and ring marks and keyhole motifs; about 250 petroglyphs in total. It is a natural outcrop flecked with quartz.[10][11]
Rolling sun
Twice a year (April 18 and August 24 by the Gregorian calendar), from the vantage point at the Boheh Stone, the sun can be seen to set at the summit of Croagh Patrick (7.1 km / 4.4 mi to the WNW) and appears to roll down its northern shoulder.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
References
- ↑ https://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/monuments-in-state-care-mayo.pdf
- ↑ Map, The Megalithic Portal and Megalith. "Boheh".
- ↑ Murtagh, Peter; Murtagh, Natasha (18 March 2011). "Buen Camino! Walk the Camino de Santiago with a Father and Daughter: A Physical Journey that Became a Spiritual Transformation". Gill & Macmillan Ltd – via Google Books.
- ↑ Darvill, Timothy; Fernandes, Antonio Pedro Batarda (20 June 2014). "Open-Air Rock-Art Conservation and Management: State of the Art and Future Perspectives". Routledge – via Google Books.
- ↑ https://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/publications/nms-farmers-journal-04.pdf
- ↑ Domhnaill, Rónán Gearóid Ó (1 November 2013). "Fadó: Tales of Lesser Known Irish History". Troubador Publishing Ltd – via Google Books.
- ↑ Coppens, Philip (15 September 2007). "Land of the Gods: How a Scottish Landscape was Sanctified to Become Arthur's Camelot". BookBaby – via Google Books.
- ↑ "The Boheh Stone in County Mayo - Information and History - Teach na Miasa".
- ↑ "5,800-year-old rock scribing found near Ireland's Croagh Patrick". 26 August 2016.
- ↑ Cockroach. "The Boheh Stone - St Patrick's Chair - Clew Bay Archaeological Trail - County Mayo".
- ↑ "1550 « Excavations".
- ↑ "Croagh Patrick, then and now".
- ↑ Hiberionacum, Vox (18 April 2013). "Pre-Christian Rock and Roll: St. Patrick's Chair, Boheh, Co. Mayo".
- ↑ graymac. "BOHEH STONE".
- ↑ "St Patrick's Chair, Westport Co. Mayo West of Ireland - mayo-ireland.ie".
- ↑ catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000242958
- ↑ "Megalithic rock-scribing found near Croagh Patrick".
- ↑ User, Super. "'Hugely important' prehistoric rock art found near Croagh Patrick".