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Rock art

Baile Uí Uaithnín, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Rock art, Baile Uí Uaithnín, 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
Baile Uí Uaithnín
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
52.19854, -10.14856
SMR number
KE035-119----

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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 mountain heath (97m OD), on a W-facing slope, overlooking Lough Adoon to E. Good views of Brandon Mountain range to NW. A slightly rough and unfractured, earthfast sandstone (dims. 1.10m E-W; 0.55m N-S) which has an overhang that protrudes outwards from the hillslope; flakey surface to W side. The decorated surface (dims. 0.25m E-W; 0.15m N-S) is SSE-facing and bears two very faint, yet traceable cup-and-ring motifs which are conjoined. Cup-and-ring motif (overall diam. 12cm; ring Wth 2.5-3cm; D 2-3mm; cup diam. 3.5cm; D 3mm) at W, is the best defined. The second cup-and-ring motif (overall dims. 13cm x 10cm; ring Wth 2cm; D 2-3mm) at E has a very faint cupmark. Initially identified by Micheal Ó Coileáin, Heritage Officer, Kerry County Council in his unpublished MA thesis (2006).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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