I wonder what was originally in this alcove in Baltinglass Abbey.

This stone slab in Baltinglass Abbey had a lot of really intricate carvings in it. I thought that the ladder was particularly intriguing.

Hundreds of previously unrecorded monuments discovered in Baltinglass, Ireland

A recent archaeological survey in the Baltinglass landscape of County Wicklow, Ireland, has revealed hundreds of previously unrecorded monuments...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2024/04/previously-unrecorded-monuments-discovered-in-ireland/

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Archaeologists Reveal Hundreds Of Ancient Monuments Using LiDAR [Ireland]
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https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/04/archaeologists-reveal-hundreds-of-ancient-monuments-using-lidar/151775 <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2024.39 <-- shared paper
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[the first photo is Queen Maeve's Cairn, on the top of Knocknarea, near Sligo - so not in the study area, but one I have had the pleasure of hiking up to see]
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