What is recorded here
Described by Kinahan (1884, 230 (stone B)) as 'a large roundish mass of granite, its more conspicuous face sloping nearly due south, and on it are five cups more or less obliterated by weathering.' The location indicated by Kinahan (1884, 231) was inspected by ASI in 1990, however this stone was not located. (See WI035-022---- for original location record).
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 21 August 2013
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this rock art may have had ritual or symbolic significance, possibly linked to fertility or celestial observation. Cup marks in such contexts are often associated with ceremonial practices or markers in the landscape.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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