FourWinds wrote:
This stone (one of many at Castleruddery) shows that they can't be for splitting the stone as they run down two sides. You justt wouldn't split such a small stone in that way
This may add a bit of fuel to the debate:http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/51033
Item no. 228 in the Arch. inventory of Co Louth "At least ten cup and ring devices and a chaeqered type motif occur on a rock outcrop."
There were at least 20 cups but not cup and ring devices. There could be more, but some particularly bollickey bullocks weren't too happy that we were in their field.
Andy