I think it could be plausible that groups gathering stones for passage tombs found some with rock art and incorporated it within the tombs, in this case it was clearly meant to be seen. Whether this influenced the addition of the more complex passage tomb art or if passage tomb art was being made previously and this was seen as 'ancestor art' suitable for using in the tombs would be very hard to clarify.
Whatever sequence or scenario, it would be interesting to confirm if this is likely to be true rock art re-used since this implies that rock art was being created either at the same time or before neolithic passage tombs and does not originate in the bronze age, even if it continued to be created during the BA. This particular stone has carvings on it pretty much identical to rock art found nearby. It could at least give a new lower age limit for Irish rock art if it could be confirmed.
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