The Altar
by Celine Pollard
Title
The Altar
Artist
Celine Pollard
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Built from local slabs, this wedged shaped tomb is one
of a dozen in the Mizen peninsula. It was erected
at the end of the Stone age around 3,000 to
2,000 BC with its entrance deliberately lined up
with the distant Mizen peak.
The ritual use of this site ended with the arrival of
Christianity, but it was briefly resumed in the 18th
century when the tomb was used as an altar by
priests who were forbidden by law from saying
mass in a church
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January 3rd, 2012
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