What is recorded here

Carrickallan rock art in County Louth, Ireland, bears a cup and multiple ring motif on a rock outcrop. Those marks may have measured rain, honoured ancestors or simply pleased the hand that struck them. Whatever they meant, they still catch the eye because they crossed centuries without asking permission.

The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Cup and multiple ring motif on rock outcrop (Clarke 1981, 111-14).

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.