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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
55.29025, -7.31681
SMR number
DG004-080----

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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

Upstanding triangular-shaped orthostat (H 0.8m; base Wth 1.1m ) with two cup marks (diam 8cm; D 2cm; diam. 5cm; 1cm) visible on the SW face. The lower cup mark appears to have traces of a ring around the cup. This stone has been incorporated into a field boundary with nearby panels of rock art (DG004-078/79) 9m to NE and 30m to SW respectively. A standing stone (DG004-047) is located 160m to NW.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload/revision: 28 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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