What is recorded here

An Choill Mhór holds a fractured sandstone slab where one small cupmark still glitters at the eastern edge while vegetation smothers the rest. The stone sits on a steep heather slope facing Brandon Bay, exposing whoever marked it to wide skies and sudden weather. Perhaps a herder, trader or wanderer sat there at dawn, cutting a point into rock as a record of distance, loss or direction. The missing symbols do not disappear; they wait beneath moss and patience.

In mountain heath and rough pasture (104m OD), on a NE-facing slope. Excellent views of Brandon Mountain range, Brandon Bay and Maharee Islands NW->N->NE; Overlooked by Slievanea mountain to SW. A slightly rough and fractured sandstone (dims. 2.76m E-W; min. 1.40m N-S; max. H 0.35m) with a flat, oval, decorated surface (dims. 0.05m E-W; 0.05m N-S) which is obscured by vegetation, except along N and E edges. A single, well-defined cupmark (diam. 3.5cm; D 5mm) is located at E edge. Possibly other motifs upon this stone, however these would be obscured by vegetation. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 7 July 2017

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this rock art may have held ritual or territorial significance, possibly linked to landscape features such as Brandon Mountain or Slievanea. No specific folklore is recorded, but its prominent location suggests it was visible to travelers or had symbolic meaning for early communities.

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