What is recorded here

Unknown Townland, County Dublin: a recovered stone, cup and circle motifs on one side, brought into light during land reclamation in 1969. The facts give no further claim about when it was made or where it stood before recovery. What is known is that the markings exist, the stone survived, and it is still being looked at.

This is a stone covered with cup and circle motifs on one side recovered during land reclamation in 1969 (ME009-065----). See Elizabeth Shee Twohig 'Change and continuity: Post passage tomb ceremonial near Loughcrew, Co. Meath' in Revue archeologique de l'Ouest, supplement no 9, 2001, p.119. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 15 May 2012

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the cup and circle rock art may have held ritual or symbolic significance, possibly linked to water, fertility, or celestial observations. Similar motifs found in Ireland are often associated with ceremonial landscapes and funerary practices.

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