Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Rock art
Magheranaul, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Magheranaul
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 55.28999, -7.31694
- SMR number
- DG004-079----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1841 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on S facing slope of rising ground in area with high concentration of rock art. Nearby standing stone (DG004-047) and rock art (DG004-064/002-) 180m to the NW and panel of rock art (DG004-078) 38m to N. Sheet of exposed bedrock with a large weathered cupmark (diam. 0.05m) with 3 rings (overall diam. 0.24m) visible on the surface of rock. There are a further 6 cupmarks visible on the same sheet of bedrock and a second well preserved cup (diam. 0.09m) and ring (diam. 0.17m) motif located 0.7m away from the cup mark with multiple rings. The rest of this rock outcrop is covered with turf which may conceal further cup and ring motifs.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload/revision: 30 May 2010
Nearby in the register
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.