What is recorded here

Rock art in Magheranaul: At the very W end of the ridge is another large and smooth surface which has at least nine single cupmarks and some minor unidentifiable features, and a shallow oval depression. A quiet ledge at the edge of a ridge, marked by cups and a shallow oval, as if someone pressed a finger through time to leave a shape behind.

Described by Van Hoek as 'At the very W end of the ridge is another large and smooth surface which has at least nine single cupmarks and some minor unidentifiable features, and a shallow oval depression' (Van Hoek 1987, 30). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: : 30 May 2010

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the rock art at Magheranaul may have had ritual or astronomical significance, as suggested by the arrangement of cupmarks and depressions. Such features are often associated with ceremonial practices or territorial markers in prehistoric landscapes.

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