CUP-&-RING-MARKED STANDING STONE in Ballooly

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CUP-&-RING-MARKED STANDING STONE. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Cup-and-ring marked standing stones date to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age and are often associated with ritual or ceremonial practices. Such markings may have had symbolic, astronomical, or territorial significance, though their exact purpose remains uncertain.