What is recorded here

Fourteen small crosses, one circled cross and four cupmarks cling to a flat stone in a boggy kink of the Donegal boundary. The marks are tiny, under twenty-five centimetres across, yet they repeat like a hurried prayer or a game played in rain. Whatever hand made them worked quickly, perhaps marking a place, warning a traveller or answering a vow. The bog has kept the stone exposed long enough for the crosses to remain visible, waiting for someone to read their urgency.

An exposed area of natural rock 2.5m × 1.55m with 14 crosses, 1 cross in a circle and 4 cupmarks inscribed (M. R. Colhoun). All the crosses are less than .25m in length and breadth. It is located in a kink of a field boundary in boggy terrain. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

Likely dating to the early medieval period, the Rock art in Clehagh features crosses and cupmarks that may reflect a blend of pre-Christian and Christian symbolism. The crosses, possibly associated with early Christian activity, and the cupmarks, which are commonly found in earlier prehistoric contexts, suggest a site of spiritual or ritual significance over time.

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