What is recorded here

Crannagh holds a four-metre granite boulder marked with cups and faint rings, preserving deliberate human action against centuries of weathering. The largest cup reaches seven centimetres across while smaller ones form a line, suggesting the stone served as a visible landmark or ceremonial marker. People may have gathered there to read the sky, remember events or claim the place, yet no written account survives to confirm their purpose.

A large sub-square, earthfast granite boulder (4m NW-SE x 4m NE-SW). The surface of the stone is highest at the NW, and falls away quite sharply to the NE, SE and SW. On the highest part of the stone, nearest the edge, is a cup (diam. 5cm; D 1cm) enclosed by a very weathered ring (ext. diam. 14cm). Nearby is a second small cup (diam. 4cm), which also appears to be enclosed by a weathered ring (ext. diam. 12cm). There is also a large cup (diam. 7cm; D 2cm) without any evidence for an enclosing ring. Several other pock marks appear to represent the remains of weathered cup marks, including 3 small cups (diams. 3cm) forming a line. Compiled by: Claire Breen and Chris Corlett Date of upload: 5 October 2011

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the rock art may have held ritual or symbolic significance, possibly linked to territorial markers or spiritual beliefs. No specific folklore is recorded for this site.

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