Image: Entrance passage with cup marks, Loughcrew cairn T
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Description: Loughcrew Passage Tomb cairn T, The wall on the left is pitted with so-called "cup marks". When the tomb was opened, a large number of chalk balls were found at the base of this stone. These balls fitted the stone precisely; they may represent the stars in the sky.
Title: Entrance passage with cup marks, Loughcrew cairn T
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Author: Rob Hurson
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