Rock art in Caherdaniel

In improved pasture (57m OD), on a N-facing slope, surrounded by mountains and high ground all around. Incorporated into drystone boundary (long-axis NNW-SSE) between pasture field to W and dwelling house to E. A smooth and fractured sandstone (dims. 2.10m N-S; 3.20m E-W; max. H 1.60m at N) with a rectangular decorated surface (dims. 0.50m N-S; 0.20m E-W) having a gentle E-facing aspect. A cluster of three cup-and-ring motifs (overall diam. 9cm; ring Wth 1cm; D 2-3mm; cup diam. 4-5.5cm; D 10mm) at W end of decorated surface; cup-and-ring at N is incomplete and has a ring present SW->W->NNE. Potential cupmark (diam. 5cm; D 10mm) adjacent to N is rough and uneven within. A cluster of four possible cupmarks (diam. 4-5cm; D 4-5mm) is located 1.02m to NE of cup-and-ring motifs. These are smooth and regular in plan, although not as pronounced as other cupmark motifs and may indicate natural dimpling in the rock surface. Motifs are difficult to see due to overhanging branches of whitethorn trees and other vegetation. A loose field clearance boulder bearing four drill holes (potentially for dynamite), is located above a natural ledge upon rock surface. This monument was initially identified as rock art by A. Lambe (2016). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 7 July 2017

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the rock art may have served a ritual or territorial function, possibly linked to landscape orientation or seasonal markers. Its placement within a drystone boundary suggests continued use or reverence in later periods, though specific folklore or meaning is not recorded.