Turoe stone
The Turoe Stone ( Irish An Tuar Rua ) is a Irish County Galway standing stone of granite . It is one of the few examples of the La Tène style in Ireland along with the Castlestrange stone in County Roscommon , the Killicluggin stone in County Cavan and the mullamast stone in County Kildare . There is also the Derrykeighan Stone in County Antrim in Northern Ireland .
The stone probably dates from the last century BC and originally stood next to the Rath of Feerwore a few kilometers away . It is less than three feet high. The base has no decorations, the middle part is provided with a step-like meander , and the upper part shows the floral tendril pattern typical of the La Tène style, as shown by the Castlestrange stone.
In addition to the clearly phallic Gatepost from Maghera in County Down, Northern Ireland, the Turoe Stone is considered a specimen with phallic or omphallic symbolism in Ireland. Undecorated phallic pillars are more common in Ireland, sometimes Christianized. The Lia Fáil (Stone of Destiny) is in Tara . At another important cult site in Old Ireland, the Emáin Macha, Fort Navan in County Antrim , a phallic wooden pillar formed the sacred center.
See also
literature
- Peter Harbison : Guide to National and Historic Monuments of Ireland . 3. Edition. Gill & Macmillan, Dublin 1992, ISBN 0-7171-3239-0 .
Web links
- Anthony Weir: Pride, potency and sin. In: beyond-the-pale.org.uk. Retrieved February 9, 2015 (English, Phallic Stones in Ireland).
Coordinates: 53 ° 15 '9.7 " N , 8 ° 33' 42.1" W.