What is recorded here

Rock art in Magheranaul is a large horizontal outcrop in the southwest corner of a County Donegal field, marked by a central cup, three rings and a tail extending from the cup. The inner ring is clearly pocked, while the others remain less distinct. A person may have sat beside that stone, traced its rings and left behind a shape still visible in the field.

Described by Van Hoek as 'In the SW corner of the field is a large horizontal outcrop, featuring a cup and three (complete?) rings, with a tail from the central cup. Only the inner ring is clearly pocked (Fig. 6A) (Van Hoek 1987, 30). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: : 30 May 2010

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the cup and ring markings at Magheranaul are typical of prehistoric rock art found across Britain and Ireland, often associated with ritual or symbolic meaning, though their exact purpose remains unclear.

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