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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
52.19899, -10.14777
SMR number
KE035-162----

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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 (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

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

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