Rock Art, CINN AIRD THOIR (TC Cinn Aird)

Rock Art in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age

This large boulder has been cleared from its earthfast position as recorded by Finlay (1973, 12-3), and lay for a time, decorated face downwards, beside the field fence to W. It has now been righted and the markings have suffered somewhat from the moves. The stone measures a maximum of 3.45m x 1.6m x 1.05m thick and on one surface is an extensive series of some quite complex motifs. At the E apex is a cup-and-2 gapped circles, with a radial line which is punctuated with a 2nd cup-mark close to the first. SW of this is a cup-and-2 gapped circles with a radial line extending from the central cup to an external cup; the ends of the outer circle splay outwards to frame this latter. From the outer circle a narrow line runs E then NW to a cup-and-gapped circle. Adjoining the W side of the same outer circle is a cup-and-circle with radial line, set back to back with another whose long radial line extends almost to the inner circle of a cup-and-2 circles. This long line is flanked on either side by a cup-and-circle, both with radial lines which curve towards the central groove. Each of these is in turn flanked by a cup-and-2 circles with radial line. W of this group is a cup-and-2 circles with 3 satellite cups positioned equi-distantly along the outer circle. To S is a cup-and-2 circles with a radial line extending from the central cup to an external cup which, itself, is partially enc

Period:
Bronze Age

Coordinates:
52.12°N, 10.20°W

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