Pre Christian / Iron Age Stone Carving !
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A number of stone idols and dressed stones have been found scattered around the Irish countryside that date to the Iron Age
The stone idols are visually quite dramatic, while the dressed stones with their carved designs are certainly aesthetically pleasing.
The exact function of the Iron Age stonework is not fully clear. They dressed stones may have been boundary markers or the stone idols may have been created by landowners to frighten off strangers approaching their land.
Whatever their function these stones demonstrate the artistic skills of the Celtic people at a time when available materials would have been minimal
Turoe Stone, Co. Galway. (c.200BC)
Castle strange Stone (200 BC- AD100)
Crock Head (c.AD 100)
Tandragee Idol
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ReplyDeleteIt is important to use the proper safety equipment when sculpting stone. You will need dust masks or a respirator, (I
ReplyDeleterecommend going with a respirator if you are going to work indoors or use rotary tools). You will also need a face-shield
or safety glasses. I also recommend work-gloves and steel-toe boots. When using power tools, hearing protection is
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