What is recorded here

This is one of two 'flagstones' recorded as bearing incised 'dot and circle' motifs incorporated into a drystone field wall at Tawntruffaun portal tomb (SL017-051----). This stone is in the base of the wall and is 4.9m SE of the tomb. The upper face upon which the motif is positioned is flat and steep-sided. The carving, which is faint, consists of a single horse-shoe shaped motif at the S angle of the stone. (Wood-Martin 1987-8, 282-3; Kilgannon 1926, 299-300; Weir 1980, 210). The exact location of the second stone (SL017-059----) is unknown. Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 25 May 2012

This rock art, featuring 'dot and circle' motifs, likely dates to the Neolithic or Bronze Age and may be associated with ritual or symbolic practices linked to the nearby portal tomb. Such motifs are commonly interpreted as representing celestial bodies, fertility symbols, or territorial markers in prehistoric contexts.

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