Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mass-rock
Ahane (dunkerron North By.), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ahane (dunkerron North By.)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.02631, -9.84715
- SMR number
- KE064-014004-
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 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Mass-Rock (KE064-014004-): Located in the NE corner of the site, this large boulder measures 1.3m long and .65m high. It bears three incised Latin crosses and two motifs that consist of linear grooves terminating in expansions with radial lines. Resting on its SE end is an irregularly shaped stone (KE064-014003-), measuring .39m x .29m, which features a hemispherical depression, .08m in diameter and .03m deep.
The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 923. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 29 July 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.