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Rock art

Fegart, County Donegal, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Rock art, Fegart, 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
Fegart
County
Donegal
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
55.29155, -7.30649
SMR number
DG004-081----

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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

Natural rock outcrop (dims. 1.45m x 1.7m) situated on wet marshy land located near the shoreline which has 2 cup marks on the surface of the rock. One of these cup marks which is the smaller of the two may have the faintest outline of a ring (diam. 0.18m) enclosing the cup (diam. 0.09m; 0.03m). The second larger cup (diam. 0.19m; 0.05m) is 0.2m away from the smaller ring. Possible standing stone (DG004-050----) located 160m to the NE and second possible standing stone (DG004-049----) located 295m to SW.

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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