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Rock art in Magheranaul

Rock art

What is recorded here

Two faint cup marks on a south-facing sheet of weathered bedrock in County Donegal. Ten metres north, a larger panel holds more marks. Ninety-five metres northwest, a wedge tomb carries its own rock art. The slope presents small, scattered evidence rather than one grand display.
Situated on S facing slope of rising ground with panel of rock art (DG004-075) 10m to the N and wedge tomb (DG004-041) decorated with rock art 95m to the NW. Sheet of weathered bedrock with 2 faint cup marks visible on the surface of the rock. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: : 30 May 2010
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the rock art at Magheranaul may have held ritual or symbolic significance, possibly linked to the nearby wedge tomb. Cup marks are commonly associated with ceremonial or astronomical functions in prehistoric contexts.

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