What is recorded here

Norrira holds possible cup-marks on a rock outcrop beside a standing stone in County Donegal. The marks are not certain, but they join the stone in a small field where human hands may have shaped rock before written memory began.

Further E, in the same field as a standing stone (DG004-026001-), there are some possible cup-marks on an outcrop of rock. The above description was published in the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). Date of upload/revision: : 30 May 2010

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the cup-marks at Norrira may have had ritual or symbolic significance, possibly linked to water sources or territorial markers. Their meaning remains unclear, but such features are often associated with ceremonial practices in prehistoric landscapes.

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