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Rock art

Baile An Ghlaisín , County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Rock art, Baile An Ghlaisín, 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 An Ghlaisín
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
52.18430, -10.03851
SMR number
KE045-119----

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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 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

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

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