What is recorded here

Megalithic rock art marks a heather bog in County Donegal, overlooking Lough Fad. Three cup and ring motifs carve the exposed stone, their small rings enclosing shallow bowls. The nearby western panel suggests a busy ceremonial landscape rather than a lonely marker. People may have read water, weather or ancestry in those repeating shapes while standing beside the lake.

Situated on natural rock outcrop in an area of heather covered bog overlooking Lough Fad which is 130m to the N. Nearby panel of rock art (DG010-037) located 210m to the W. Surface of rock outcrop which has at least three cup and ring motifs carved onto the surface of the exposed rock. The cups vary in diameter from 0.04m- 0.07m with enclosing rings varying in overall diameter from 0.11m-0.16m. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: : 05 October 2010

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the rock art at Meendoran may have held ritual or symbolic significance, possibly linked to landscape features such as Lough Fad. Such carvings are often associated with territorial markers, ceremonial activity, or representations of spiritual beliefs.

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