What is recorded here
On gentle SE facing slope, a slightly hogback-shaped, granite, earthfast boulder (1.8m NE-SW; 1.1m NW-SE; H on SE side 0.7m; H on NW side 0.2m) with 8 cups (diam. 4-8cm) along the high central ridge, and 2 or possibly 3 cups on the SE side.
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 06 February 2013
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the cup marks on the Downshill boulder may have had ritual or symbolic significance, possibly linked to water, fertility, or celestial observations. Such rock art is often associated with ceremonial practices in prehistoric landscapes.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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