Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Rock art
Tullydush Lower, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tullydush Lower
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 55.12211, -7.39354
- SMR number
- DG029-051----
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 1881 "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on S facing slope of rising ground in mountainous region within a field system (DG029-052) and several hut sites to the SE, S and E. A single hut site (DG029-056) is located 130m to the W, two hut sites (DG029-057001/002-) are located 57m to the SW, and two house sites (DG029-053/054) are 120m to the SE. Top of rock outcrop (dims. 0.66m x 2.55m) carved with at least 10 shallow oval and circular cup marks ranging in size from 4cm to 12cm. 8 lines can be seen criss-crossing the surface of the rock some of which are natural and others appear to be carved.
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.