Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Rock art
Baile An Ghlaisín , County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Baile An Ghlaisín
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.18430, -10.03851
- SMR number
- KE045-119----
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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 rough hill pasture (168m OD), on a steep SSE-facing slope. Good views E->S->W overlooking valley and Dingle Bay visible in distance to S. Ex-situ stone upon W side of an earth and stone field boundary (long-axis N-S). Located upon highest part of field boundary, above other large field clearance stones. A smooth and fractured sandstone (dims. L 1.25m; Wth 0.80m; T 0.15m) which is irregular in plan. The decorated surface (dims. L 1.25m; Wth 0.56m) is irregular and consists of twenty-seven cupmarks (diam. 4.5-6cm; D 8-15mm) across W-facing aspect. Rock art (KE045-NEW39) is c. 45m to W.
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 22 January 2018
Nearby in the register
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Cupmarked stoneunder 1 mi
- Cupmarked stoneunder 1 mi
- Rock artunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.