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Rock art

An Choill Mhór (Bar. Corca Dhuibhne), County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Rock art, An Choill Mhór (Bar. Corca Dhuibhne), County Kerry, 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
An Choill Mhór (Bar. Corca Dhuibhne)
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
52.21242, -10.16107
SMR number
KE035-073037-

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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)
  • 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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

In rough pasture (78m OD), on a NW-facing slope. Located c. 8m to E of trackway and c. 75m to S of R560. Excellent views of Brandon Mountain range, Brandon Bay and Maharee Islands NW-> N->NE; Overlooked by Slievanea mountain to SW. A small and inconspicuous earthfast stone protruding above ground level. It is a smooth and fractured sandstone (dims. 0.75m NW-SE; 0.68m NE-SW; max. H 0.30m) with a subtriangular decorated surface (dims. 0.50m NW-SE; 0.25m NE-SW) having a WSW-facing aspect. There are two motifs c. 12cm apart and separated by a narrow fracture. The decorative elements consist of a cup-and-ring motif (overall diam. 16cm; ring Wth 2.5cm; D 3mm; cup diam. 10cm; D 14mm) at NW and a second cup-and-ring motif (overall diam. 13cm; ring Wth 1.5cm; D 2-3mm; cup diam. 6cm; D 11mm) at SE, which is very faint. Initially identified as rock art by Micheal Ó Coileáin, Heritage Officer, Kerry County Council in his unpublished MA thesis (2006).

Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 7 July 2017

Nearby in the register

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

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