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Rock art

Drumcarbit, County Donegal, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Rock art, Drumcarbit, County Donegal, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Drumcarbit
County
Donegal
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
55.29308, -7.23404
SMR number
DG004-058----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1841 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1881 · Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Scotland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1900 · Ireland (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on rough grazing near a disused quarry with views of the Knockbrack Hills to the N and NE and Trawbreaga Bay to the W. A quartzite boulder (1.7m x 1.2m x 0.27m) which has a cup mark enclosed by ten concentric circles, through which two grooves radiate out from the cup-mark at an angle of approximately 160 degrees. The outer circle measures 0.83m in diameter (Crumlish 1991, 171).

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload/revision: : 31 May 2010

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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