What is recorded here

Under a massive rectangular boulder in County Galway, a single cupmark waits on a hidden rock shelf. Inez Streeskerk spotted the mark and told Michael Gibbons, pulling a forgotten chamber back into human memory. The shelter still stands, preserving one small indentation against time.

Associated with a rock shelter (GA023-013----), which consists of a massive overhanging rectangular boulder. A single cupmark is visible on a rock shelf on a boulder in a chamber under the overhanging boulder. The cupmark was noted by Inez Streeskerk who brought it to the attention of Michael Gibbons. The uploaded images were supplied by M. Gibbons – view of cupmark Compiled by: Olive Alcock with information supplied by Michael Gibbons Updated by: Olive Alcock Date of revised upload: 12 January 2022

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the cupmark may have had ritual or symbolic significance, possibly linked to water or fertility practices common in prehistoric rock art traditions. No specific folklore is recorded for this site.

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