County Meath is rich with rock art. There's so much that I'd never heard of this example until recently. The decoration is simple - just cupmarks - but it covers a large proportion of one side of a 2m x 1m slab. The stone stands in the corner of a very peculiar cemetery, which is undoubtedly old (see sub-sites). It is peculiar because the graves are all set into a round, raised mound about 40m in diameter. Was this a passage tomb? Did the decorated stone originate from within it?
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_From Kells take the R163 towards Oldcastle. About 9km from Kells take a right turn signposted Crossakeel. Go through the village of Crossakeel and take the first right turn signposted Dromone. After 2.5km you will come to a sharp lefthand bend. The curchyard is situated on this bend and the carved stone is by the west wall of the graveyard.
A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
 Ardmore (Co. Donegal) |  Ballystokes (Co. Down) |  Derrynablaha 4 (Co. Kerry) |
Clonasillagh (Co. Meath) |  Reyfad (Co. Fermanagh) |  Meendoran (Co. Donegal) |
