This ancient canvas features two prominent deep cup marks, measuring 10cm and 11cm in diameter, alongside a particularly striking cup mark encircled by a carved ring that spans 23cm across. The carefully pecked depressions demonstrate the deliberate artistry of Ireland’s Bronze Age inhabitants, who created these enigmatic symbols between 2500 and 500 BCE.

Just 1.75 metres to the southeast, three additional shallow cup marks complete the composition, their diameters ranging from 6cm to 11cm. These circular hollows, painstakingly carved into the stone surface, represent one of Ireland’s most widespread forms of prehistoric art. Whilst their exact purpose remains tantalisingly unclear, theories suggest they may have served ritual functions, marked territorial boundaries, or held astronomical significance for the communities who created them.

The site gains additional archaeological significance from its proximity to a wedge tomb located 140 metres to the southeast, which bears its own decorative rock art. This spatial relationship between the cup-marked stone and the burial monument hints at a broader sacred landscape, where multiple sites worked together to create meaning for prehistoric communities. The careful documentation of these features by archaeologist Caimin O’Brien in 2010 ensures that future generations can continue to study and appreciate these mysterious marks left by Ireland’s ancient peoples.