What is recorded here

Rock art in Spahill holds nine shallow cup marks on a buried granite boulder in County Carlow, waiting beneath pasture rather than standing proud. A landowner found it in December 2004, but the cups may have marked that low ridge long before written memory. Their small depth suggests repeated use, perhaps for water, food, breath or prayer, while the earth has since claimed most of the stone.

In pasture, on S facing slope of a low ridge. Discovered by landowner in December 2004. A weathered granite, earthfast boulder (1.5m E-W, 1.3m N-S), almost flush with ground level (H c. 15cm on S side). The surface of the boulder is reasonably flat and there are 9 shallow cup marks (largest diam. 6-9cm; D c. 2.5m) towards the E end. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 26 January 2012

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the rock art may have held symbolic or ritual significance, possibly linked to territorial markers, spiritual beliefs, or ancestral practices. No specific folklore is recorded for this site.

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