This was a perfect way to finish a day! We eventually found this 3m x 1.4m rock after 20 minutes scouring the hillside 50m away (dodgy official co-ords!). Luckily we found it at the right time of day, with the winter sun setting low down and lighting up the markings perfectly. And what incredible markings they are!
On the upper surface there are two sets of concentric rings (7 & 8 rings), the centre cupmarks of which are joined by a gutter. To the east of these is a 7 turn spiral. Below them is a 6 six ring concentric motif also with a gutter (gutters are very rare in ireland), to the west of which is a faint 6 turn spiral. There are two very eroded spirals or concentric rings above this last spiral.
This has to be amongst the best rock art in Ireland!
GPS reading S 78793 48043 (accuracy = 6m) - look for a gorse bush around here and the stone shelters beneath that.
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_I thought the light was good the last time I was here, but today it was absolutely perfect! I can't say anything about this stone other than it is probably the best in Ireland!
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_| steve mynhardt from carlow |  |
A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
 The Baltynanima Stone (Co. Wicklow) |  Drummin (Co. Wicklow) |  Mevagh Church Yard (Co. Donegal) |
 Derreeny (Co. Kerry) |  Kildreenagh (Co. Carlow) |  Ardmore (Co. Donegal) |
