Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Rock art
Baile Uí Uaithnín, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Baile Uí Uaithnín
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.19899, -10.14777
- SMR number
- KE035-162----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In mountain heath (167m OD), on a SSW-facing slope, with commanding views over Lough Adoon S->W->NW. A smooth and unfractured sandstone boulder (dims. 1.85m ENE-WSW; 1.10m NNW-SSE; H 0.45m) which is irregular in plan and protrudes from hillside with a slight overhang at WSW. It has a generally level decorated surface (dims. 0.5m ENE-WSW; 0.5m NNW-SSE) which has a very slight W-facing aspect toward Lough Adoon. The decorative elements are faint due to weathering in this exposed location. A small cup-and-ring motif (overall diam. 7.5cm; ring Wth 1.5cm; ring D 2-3mm; cup diam. 2.5-3cm; cup D 7mm) is located centrally upon the decorated surface. A small heart-shaped ring (dims. 6cm x 7cm; ring Wth 1cm; ring D 3mm) is adjacent to NW. A minimum of four cupmarks ranging from the smallest (diam. 2.5cm; D 3mm) to the largest (diam. 5cm; D 8mm) are located to E, SE and SW. A cluster (dims. 5cm; 4.5cm E-W) of approximately twelve pickmarks (diam. 3mm; D 1-1.5mm) is further to NW. Rock art (KE035-119----) is c. 90.5m to SW.
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 17 July 2017
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.