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Rock art in Burren (tullyhaw By., Tuam Ed)

Rock art

What is recorded here

No Burren rock art in the provided facts. The completed evidence points to County Cavan, not Clare.
A large boulder covered in cup-marks (pers. comm. G. Burns and J. Nolan). (Burns and Nolan 2007) Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 15 November 2012
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the cup-marks on the boulder may have held ritual or symbolic significance, possibly related to water or fertility, as suggested by common themes in prehistoric rock art.

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