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Rock art

An Gabhlán Ard, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Rock art, An Gabhlán Ard, 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 Gabhlán Ard
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
52.16392, -10.14437
SMR number
KE044-142----

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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 (192m), on a S-facing slope. Good views SE-> S->SW of Owenalondrig River valley and overlooked by mountains and hills S->N->SE. Narrow view of sea to SE at Acres Point and to SW at Trá Chathail. A very substantial and conspicuous sandstone boulder (dims. 2.25m NNW-SSE; 0.8m ENE-WSW) which is smooth and fractured. It has a sub-oval decorated surface (dims. 3.1m NNW-SSE; 2.95m ENE-WSW) with a W-facing aspect. There are five traceable motifs which are very faint and weathered. There is a cup-and-ring motif (diam. 20cm) having a cup (diam. 5cm; D 7mm), located at N-edge of decorated surface. A very faint cup-and-ring motif (diam. 13cm) having a cup (diam. 5.5cm; D 7mm) is situated at NW-edge of decorated surface; A gently curving groove (L c. 35cm; Wth 1cm; D 2mm) is adjacent to W and a single cupmark is c. 12cm to N. An oval cupmark (dims. 5cm x 4cm; Dth 10mm) at S end of decorated surface, may have faint traces of a ring, although this is not definitive. Rock art (KE044-029002-) is c. 260m 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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