What is recorded here

On gentle SW facing slope, a large erratic boulder (4.7m N-S; 3.8m E-W; H on W side 1.2m; H on E side 0.9m) with some 20 weathered cup marks (avg. diams. 4-6cm; avg. D 1cm; largest cup mark: diam. 12cm; D 2cm) across the high central ridge. The W side of the boulder is covered in a series of drilled holes, where preparations had been made to split the stone. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 07 February 2013

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the cup marks on the Downshill boulder may have held ritual or symbolic significance, possibly linked to water, fertility, or celestial observations. Similar rock art across Britain is often associated with ceremonial landscapes.

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