What is recorded here

Rock art in Lisheentyrone is a rock art in Lisheentyrone, County Tipperary, Ireland. A rock outcrop or earthfast boulder rises from flat grassland in an upland area, leaning toward the south-southwest and carrying numerous cup marks on its uneven top. A nearby stone pair stands twenty metres to the east, while a bowl barrow lies thirty metres to the north. The setting opens toward the Arra Mountains from the southeast through south to the southwest.

Situated on flat grassland in upland area with a bowl-barrow (TN019-016----) 30m to N and stone pair (TN019-041----) 20m to E. Good views of the Arra Mountains from SE-S-SW with limtied views of higher ground to the N. The uneven upper surface of a rock outcrop or earthfast boulder (dims. 3.4m NW-SE x 2.8m SSW-NNE) which inclines to the SSW protruding above the surface of the grassland is decorated with numerous cup marks which appeared to have been carved into the surface of the stone. The NW face of the upright E stone of the nearby stone pair (TN019-041----) appears to have cupmarks similar to the carvings on the rock outcrop. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 12 March 2014

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the rock art may be associated with ritual or territorial marking, possibly linked to the nearby bowl-barrow and stone pair. Its meaning remains unclear, but such art often reflects symbolic or ceremonial practices of early farming communities.

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