Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Rock art
Carrickmines Great, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrickmines Great
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- DU026-147----
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The National Monuments Service's description
This is one of three small boulders (DU026-145/146----) containing cup-marks which were discovered during archaeological investigations on the route of the South-Eastern Motorway (Clinton 2002, 87; 2004, 131).
Rock C described by Dr Muriris O'Sullivan as a; 'Slightly rounded granite boulder (01E0364:45). This was a surface find from the adjoining Site 19. Four definite and two possible cupmarks occur on the slightly convex surface of the main face, triangular in outline and measuring 0.93m x 0.84m, which has a fault line to one side. One of the cupmarks, occurring on this fault line and conceivably natural, is technically regarded as a possible example. This is one of three cupmarks extending in a line parallel to the side of the stone. The remaining three examples appear to be arranged more loosely' (Breen 2012, 397).
Breen, T. 2012 Report on the Findings of the Archaeological Excavations at Carrickmines, Co. Dublin - Carried out under licences 00E0525, 02E1532 and Ministerial Directions. M50 South-eastern Motorway Scheme
4 volumes. Prepared on behalf of V.J. Keely Ltd. for Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.
See attached drawing of rock art taken from Breen 2012, Fig. 8.3.3
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy.
Revised by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 4 January 2023
References
Clinton, M. 2002 Clomoney North. I. Bennett (ed.) Excavations 2000. Summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 22-4, No. 63. Wordwell. Dublin