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Rock art

Meendoran, County Donegal, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Rock art, Meendoran, 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
Meendoran
County
Donegal
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
55.22577, -7.37585
SMR number
DG010-047----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1881 map "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1881 · Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1900 · Ireland (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 1. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on natural rock outcrop in an area of heather covered bog overlooking Lough Fad which is 130m to the N. Nearby panel of rock art (DG010-037) located 210m to the W. Surface of rock outcrop which has at least three cup and ring motifs carved onto the surface of the exposed rock. The cups vary in diameter from 0.04m- 0.07m with enclosing rings varying in overall diameter from 0.11m-0.16m.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload/revision: : 05 October 2010

Nearby in the register

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

Sites and Monuments Record data: National Monuments Service, Government of Ireland, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Record text is reproduced unchanged. National Monuments Service, Government of Ireland · CC BY 4.0
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