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Rock art in Drummin (ballinacor North By.)

Rock art

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On a relatively steep S facing slope, overlooking the Ceocha Brook, a large earthfast granite boulder, (2m E-W; 1.6m N-S; H 0.8m) with a relatively flat surface and c. 18 scattered cup marks of varying sizes. On the E side is a D-shaped hollow (0.19m N-S; 0.1m E-W; D 0.03m). (SMR file) See attached screenshot of 3D model of rock art created by Wicklow Rock Art Project, School of Archaeology, University College Dublin under the direction of Dr. Clíodhna Ní Lionáin. Photogrammetric 3D rock art model can be accessed at the following website: https://skfb.ly/AUoH Compiled by: Claire Breen and Chris Corlett Date of upload: 08 February 2013
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the cup marks on the granite boulder at Drummin may have had ritual or symbolic significance, possibly linked to water sources or territorial markers. Such rock art is often associated with ceremonial practices or landscape features important in prehistoric communities.

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