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Rock art

Ballykissane, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Rock art, Ballykissane, 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
Ballykissane
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
52.12084, -9.79294
SMR number
KE056-009002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: 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 improved pasture (21m OD), on a low rise, within children’s burial ground (KE056-009----) known as ‘Kilbrack Burial Ground’. Glimpse of Castlemaine Harbour to N and excellent views along Slieve Mish and other mountains of the Dingle Peninsula to W. Situated beneath a whitethorn tree at N side of burial ground and possibly ex-situ. A smooth and fractured, loose boulder (dims. 1.08m NNE-SSW; 0.84m ESE-WNW; max. T 0.22m) propped upon a single stone and having a thin, horizontal fracture (long-axis ENE-WSW) across its upper surface. It has a subrectangular decorated surface (dims. 1.08m NNE-SSW; 0.84m ESE-WNW) bearing sixteen decorative elements which are in good condition. These consist of a large cup-and-ring motif (overall diam. 18cm; ring Wth 2-2.5cm; D 2-3cm; cup diam. 8cm; D 20mm) at NE end of decorated surface. Two other cup-and-ring motifs are adjacent to SW. A composite element (overall dims. 32cm x 24cm) comprising of a cup-and-ring motif and a cupmark enclosed by a partial ring, is located toward SW area of decorated surface. Twelve cupmarks (range diam. 5-9cm; D 5-14mm) are distributed across the surface.

Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 6 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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