What is recorded here

Megalithic builders marked a foreign sandstone boulder on the Loughcrew Hills, proving human presence before stone chambers existed. Four small groups of cupmarks and one possible circle still hold on its upper surface. The boulder did not belong to that valley, yet people carried or accepted it and made it visible.

This sandstone erratic is located on the lower N-facing slope of the Loughcrew Hills, and has been fully recorded by Shee Twohig (et al. 2010, 15). An upper surface (dims 1.7m x 1.3m; max. H c. 2.2m at NE) has various recessed flat surfaces with four collections of four or five cupmarks, one of which appears to have a circle. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 3 March, 2017

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this rock art may have held ritual or symbolic significance, possibly linked to the broader ceremonial landscape of the Loughcrew Hills. Specific meaning or folklore associated with the site is not recorded.

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