What is recorded here

One probable cupmark sits on the south edge of a large boulder at the foot of Skehan Hill, hidden in sand and grass where the wind dies. Van Hoek identified the mark in 1987, but the maker remains unknown. Perhaps a hand struck that stone during a storm or a festival, turning a ordinary boulder into a witness. The cup still holds nothing yet asks every watcher to remember what it lost.

Identified by Van Hoek in 1987 and described as 'One probable cupmark on the S. edge of a large boulder (outcrop?) in sand and grass on the edge of the area of sandhills and at the very foot of Skehan Hill, in a sheletered position' (Van Hoek 1987, 25). Van Hoek, M.A. M. (1987) 'The prehistoric rock art of County Donegal (part 1)' UJA vol. 50, 23-46. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: : 30 May 2010

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the rock art in Carrickabraghy may have held ritual or symbolic significance, possibly linked to landscape features or territorial markers. Cupmarks are often associated with ceremonial practices, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.

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