Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cupmarked stone
Maumnahaltora, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Maumnahaltora
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.19598, -9.92997
- SMR number
- KE045-013005-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
A prostrate stone, 1.6m in maximum dimension, lying to the south of the west end of the wedge tomb (KE045-013003-) is recorded as bearing a number of cup marks (County Kerry Field Club 1939, 53; Sheehy 1982, 32; Cuppage 1986, 34).
Compiled by: Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 3 October 2016
References
Sheehy, M. 1982 Walks of discovery in the Dingle peninsula.
Cuppage, J. 1986 Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne.
Nearby in the register
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Standing stone - pairunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.