Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Rock art
An Choill Mhór (Bar. Corca Dhuibhne), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- An Choill Mhór (Bar. Corca Dhuibhne)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.21270, -10.16029
- SMR number
- KE035-164001-
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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 (83m OD), on a NW-facing slope. Excellent views W->N->NE of Brandon Mountain range, Brandon Bay and Maharee Islands and Lough Adoon waterfall to SSE; overlooked by higher ground of Slievanea mountain to SW. A slightly rough and unfractured sandstone rock outcrop (dims. 0.8m N-S; 0.47m E-W; H 0.3m at NE) which is irregular in plan. It has a linear decorated surface (dims. 0.15m N-S; 0.07m E-W) which has a SSW-facing aspect. The decorated surface bears a definite cupmark (diam. 4.5cm; D 7mm) and a possible cupmark (diam. 3cm; D 2mm) in NW corner of stone. Rock art (KE035-164----) is c. 1m to E.
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.