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Rock art (present location)

Balleeghan Upper, County Donegal, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Rock art (present location), Balleeghan Upper, 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
Balleeghan Upper
County
Donegal
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
55.31367, -7.23742
SMR number
DG004-083002-

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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 in an area of poorly drained land on the SW facing slope of rising ground in upland area with good views of Doagh Isle and Trawbreaga Bay to the W. The rock is located on or very close to a ridge of rock outcrop which forms the 500ft contour on the 1900 edition of the OS 6-inch map. The rock art was discovered by the local landowner while he was carrying out land reclamation works in this field. This is one of three decorated rocks (DG004-083001/003) which were uncovered by the landowner, two of these rocks (DG004-083002/003) have been removed from their original location while the third rock (DG004-083001) is still in situ. This irregular shaped boulder (H 1m; L 4m) which was originally natural rock outcrop has been dug out of the ground during land reclamation works and now rests a few metres from its original location. The top of this rock is decorated with a series of at least 6 closely spaced cup marks all of which are contained within a pock marked panel with at least two deeper cup marks located above this panel which may have been framed within a second pock marked border. A second displaced boulder (DG004-083003) carved with cup and ring motifs which are also framed inside an irregular shaped pocked border has now been moved from here to the nearby roadside which is 130m to the NE.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload/revision: 19 May 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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