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Rock art

Clashnacrona West, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Rock art, Clashnacrona West, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Clashnacrona West
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
51.68919, -9.17676
SMR number
CO120-074----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated in a the corner of a reclaimed field with commanding views to the west and close to the top of a steep hill overlooking a narrow E-W valley which now carries the Dunmanway- Drimoleague road. A large flat topped earthfast boulder measuring 3m E-W; 4m N-S and stands 0.9m above ground level. On the north end of the upper surface are at least 6 eroded cup marks; scattered with no discernable pattern. Each is about 5cm in width with a depth of only 1cm. The upper surface is obscured by dumped field stones.

Compiled by: Tony Miller

Date of upload: 2 March 2016

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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