Rock art

The National Monuments Service's description

This rock has a gently sloping upper surface which measures 1.05m x .7m. An irregular outline groove encloses two cupmarks, one contained within an oval and the other within a circle which is gapped as a result of weathering. A radial groove joins one cupmark to its oval frame, which in turn is joined to the outer frame by a short groove (O’Kelly 1958a, 3, No.4; Finlay 1973, 46).

See attached drawing of rock art taken from O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, Fig. 48

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. 276. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 28 July 2013

In upland, rough pasture, adjacent to N of fenceline of small field, on a steep SSE-facing slope (218m OD). Good views over Coomasaharn Lake to S. A smooth and fractured, low-lying sandstone rock outcrop (dims. 1.85m N-S; 1.10m E-W; max. H 0.55m at NE), which is irregular in plan and has a relatively level, yet uneven decorated surface (dims. 0.3m NE-SW x 0.22m NW-SE) covered by lichens. There is one faint motif (dims. 0.22m NW-SE; 0.3m NE-SW) consisting of a double cupmark (each diam. 7cm; D 4-5mm) enclosed by a faint oval ring (Wth 1.0cm; D 2mm). This rock art example is enclosed by gorse bushes to NW and SE and is inconspicuous.

Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 3 March 2017

References

Finlay, F. 1973 The rock art of Cork and Kerry. Unpublished MA thesis, University College, Cork.

O'Kelly, M.J. 1958a A wedge-shaped gallery grave at Island, Co. Cork. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 88, 1-23.