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Rock art in Ardmore

Rock art

What is recorded here

A standing stone (DG039-009-). The SE face has numerous cup-marks, cup-and-circle-motifs, a cup and three circles with radial line and a spiral. There is also a single cup-mark on the NE side. Situated on pasture land on a ridge overlooking Lough Foyle. The above description was published in the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). Date of upload: 30 may 2010
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this rock art may have had ritual or symbolic significance, possibly linked to water sources or territorial markers. The presence of spirals and cup-and-circle motifs suggests connections to wider European megalithic traditions.

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