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Rock art

Magheranaul, County Donegal, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Rock art, Magheranaul, 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
Magheranaul
County
Donegal
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
55.29253, -7.31801
SMR number
DG004-076----

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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 the E side of a public road in an area covered in heather and rock outcrop, with a dense concentration of rock art (DG004-063001/009-) in the field to the W of the public road. Sheet of bedrock with 3 shallow cup marks (diam. 0.05 - 0.06m) on its surface.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload/revision: : 30 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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