Cupmarked stone in Spinans East

In native woodland with stream forming townland boundary with Cloghnagaune 60m to S, in an area known locally as the ‘Chair Field’. St. Bridget’s Chair (WI027-031002-) 150m to S and St. Bridget’s Well (WI027-031003-) 200m to SSE. Large boulder in woodland the surface of which has at least 16 cup marks with two or three lines running across the surface of the rock. See attached photo supplied courtesy of Paul Carberry Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien based on details provided by Paul Carberry Date of upload: 8 July 2020

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the cupmarked stone may have had ritual or ceremonial significance, possibly linked to water sources and early Christian sites nearby associated with St. Bridget.