Rock art in Sevenchurches OR Camaderry

Described by Kinahan (1884, 223-7) as having been found in 1877, near the E end of the Upper Lake at Glendalough, and moved to beside St Kevin's Kitchen (WI023-009----). It was of mica-schist with eighteen cupmarks, and the surface was somewhat weathered. Now located in the Stone Store, Visitor Centre. 29 August 2005. Described by Leask (1950, 44) as a ‘rough slab, 2½ inches [0.06m] thick. Fifteen small cup marks, possibly due to weathering, are irregularly scattered over the face of the slab’. Date of upload: 4 December 2012 See attached pdf file with drawing from Harold Leask, Glendalough, Co. Wicklow: national monuments vested in the Commissioners of Public Works. Dublin, 1950. Stationery Office. See attached screenshot of 3D model of rock art created by Wicklow Rock Art Project, School of Archaeology, University College Dublin under the direction of Dr. Clíodhna Ní Lionáin. Photogrammetric 3D rock art model can be accessed at the following website: https://skfb.ly/zVUL

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this rock art features cupmarks that may have had ritual or astronomical significance. It was later associated with St Kevin's Kitchen, suggesting possible Christian-era folklore or repurposing.