What is recorded here

Carrowreagh and Craignacally hold a hidden rock art panel in County Donegal, tucked into a dip between standing stones. The smooth outcrop slopes gently southeast and carries eight large crude cups, two possible grooves, one cup with fading rings, and a larger weathered cup surrounded by five imperfect rings. A central cup stretches out with a tail, while thirty-two midget cups cluster nearby like small witnesses. The place may have been covered with turf, but its markings still suggest human hands shaping stone long before memory faded.

Described by Van Hoek as 'In a dip between the standing stones (DG003-019----) and (DG003-020----) is a largely overgrown, smooth outcrop, sloping 12 degrees SE. On this are some eight large, crudely carved single cups; two possible single grooves; one cup with traces of two rings; and a large, weathered cup with five rings which are not perfectly circular. The rather large central cup has a tail. There are also 32 midget cups, mainly concentrated NE of the cup with five rings. This rock have been covered up by the author with turf' (Van Hoek 1988, 46) Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: : 30 May 2010

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the cup marks may have held ritual or symbolic significance, possibly linked to water or fertility. No specific folklore is recorded for this site.

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