Unique Irish megalithic art and engravings, 5000 Year Old Irish Bog Oak, Hand-Carved , Ancestry Gift From Ireland.

Unique hand-carved 5000 year old Irish Bog oak megalithic art in our studio in Ireland.

270mmx210mmx100mm approx.
Bog Oak comes from ancient forests that once covered Ireland. Huge Oak trees have been buried in peat bogs and preserved from decay by the acidic and anaerobic bog conditions, sometimes for hundreds or even thousands of years. The wood is usually stained black by tannin dissolved in the acidic water. Bog-wood represents the early stages in the fossilization of wood, with further stages ultimately forming lignite and coal over a period of many millions of years.
King of the forest for its strength and longevity, the Oak tree was sacred to the ancient Celts and is considered one of the three primary magical woods. No pieces will be identical due to being a natural product. Some pieces come with live edges depending on piece I'm working on.

Rock art is what we call the amazing variety of engravings on rocks, boulders and megalithic monuments throughout Ireland. It most often dates from the Neolithic or even earlier, and can be in the form of spirals, swirling lines, geometric forms, circles, sunbursts, arcs, dots, and many other abstract designs. It is closely associated with the great Neolithic civilisation that once ruled this land.