What is recorded here

An Choill Mhór holds two faint cup-and-ring marks on fractured sandstone, set twenty centimetres apart across a natural crack. They face west toward Brandon Mountain and Maharee Islands, while Slievanea watches from behind. The shallow marks may have measured distance, marked ownership or simply challenged the raw stone. However they began, they still interrupt the pasture and force the eye to return.

In rough pasture (90m OD), on a NW-facing slope. Excellent views W-> N->NE of Brandon Mountain range, Brandon Bay and Maharee Islands and Lough Adoon waterfall to SSE; overlooked by higher ground of Slievanea mountain to SW. A smooth and fractured sandstone rock outcrop which is sub-oval in plan (dims. 1.5m N-S; 1.52m E-W; H 0.45m) and has a linear decorated surface comprising of two motifs which are c. 20cm apart. A faint cup-and-ring-motif (overall diam. 17cm; cup diam. 7.5cm; cup D 6mm; ring Wth 2-2.5cm; ring D 1mm) is situated to N of a natural fracture (long-axis NE-SW) which extends across stone surface. A second, faint cup-and-ring-motif (overall diam. 14cm; cup diam. 5.5cm; cup D 4mm; ring Wth 2cm; ring D 1mm) is to S of the natural fracture. Rock art (KE035-157----) is c. 14m to ENE. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 17 July 2017

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this rock art may have held ritual or territorial significance, possibly linked to landscape features such as Lough Adoon waterfall or Brandon Mountain. No specific folklore is recorded for the site.

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