Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Rock scribing
Carndoagh, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carndoagh
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 55.27693, -7.31944
- SMR number
- DG011-065001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
On poorly drained land with good views of Trawbreaga Bay to N. Earth-fast boulder decorated with prehistoric rock art (DG011-065----) 3m to S. Rock outcrop protruding from N edge of cliff face forming a small cave or rock shelter in the cliff face with views out to Trawbreaga Bay. The surface of the rock outcrop contains two prehistoric cup marks (DG011-065002-) located at the top of the stone. Beneath these cup marks there is the faint outline of an incised figure wearing a conical cap with some letters carved to the left of the head. The naïve figure represents John McColgan (1702-65), R.C. Bishop of Derry (1752) who is holding a crosier standing in a boat with the letters of his name carved above his head on the left hand side. Folklore collected in 1937 from nearby Glasalt [Treanfasy] School records the local story which explains the meaning behind the carving of Bishop John McColgan standing in a boat (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1116, Pages 90-1; www.duchas.ie). The carving of the face of the Bishop is similar in its naive style to the carved face of the crucified Christ figure on the early Christian slab (MA023-014005-) at Inishkea, Co. Mayo.
Image with file number DG011-065001-_07.jpg has been uploaded courtesy of Bauke Roof who took the original photograph.
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of revised upload: 24 April 2020
Nearby in the register
- Cupmarked stoneunder 1 mi
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.