Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Rock art
Caherlehillan, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Caherlehillan
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 51.98815, -10.08245
- SMR number
- KE070-133001-
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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 mountain heath (164m OD), on a W-facing slope; Excellent views of River Ferta valley to SW. A slightly rough and fractured sandstone boulder (dims. 3.17m N-S; 2.28m E-W; max. H 0.82m at W) which is very weathered and has natural dimpling. This boulder has a sub-rectangular decorated surface (dims. 1.03m NW-SE; 0.20m NE-SW) with a steep NW-facing aspect. The upper SE-half of stone surface has predominant lichen cover. The motifs are weathered and consist of a cupmark (diam. 7cm; D 15mm) in NE corner and a cupmark (diam. 6cm; D 15mm) in centre of stone surface, c. 89cm to SW. There is a small ‘footstep’ to get up onto this boulder, at the E end of the N side. Field boundary (long axis NE-SW) is c. 4.5m to W. Monument identified as a rock art site by A. Lambe (2014).
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 31 May 2017
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.