What is recorded here
Situated on S facing slope of rising ground in area with high concentration of rock art. Nearby standing stone (DG004-047) and rock art (DG004-064/002-) 180m to the NW and panel of rock art (DG004-077) 40m to NE. Sheet of exposed bedrock with 2 weathered cupmarks visible on surface of rock.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload/revision: : 30 May 2010
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the rock art in Magheranaul may have served ritual or territorial purposes, reflecting symbolic communication or spiritual beliefs of early farming communities. Its location near other rock art and a standing stone suggests it was part of a wider ceremonial or landscape marking system.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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