What is recorded here

Rock art in Cloghera More carries four small cupmarks on a low sandstone boulder beside the Owenroe River valley. They sit half-hidden beneath lichen and grass, yet remain visible enough to trace on the western face. The mountain heath around them has probably swallowed many witnesses, while the cups continue marking the stone against forgetting.

In mountain heath (208m OD), on a N-facing slope of Mullaghanattin mountain, on S side of Owenroe River valley; c. 50m to E of rock art (KE082-082----). A slightly rough and fractured sandstone boulder (dims. 3.21m N-S; 2.27m E-W; max. H 1.35m at E) which is expansive, yet low in profile. It has a rectangular decorated surface (dims. 0.42m N-S; 0.26m E-W) upon W-facing aspect, which is otherwise primarily covered by grass. The decorative elements are very weathered, albeit traceable and are partially obscured by frequent lichen cover. The motifs consist of four cupmarks (range diam. 4-6cm; D 10-17mm) located upon S half of decorated face. The E-facing aspect of stone is very steep and does not appear to bear any motifs. Three grass covered stones upon top of rock are likely to be derived from field clearance. Initially identified by Paddy O’Sullivan, Teagasc (1998). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 26 January 2018

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this rock art may have held symbolic or ritual significance, possibly linked to landscape features or territorial markers. No specific folklore is recorded for the site.

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