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Rock art

Kealduff Upper, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Rock art, Kealduff Upper, 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
Kealduff Upper
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.00717, -10.00805
SMR number
KE071-054----

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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

This rectangular boulder is located at the side of a small stream and measures 1.25m x .5m x .35m high. Its decorated upper surface features a cup-and-two rings, a very weathered cup-and-ring, a D-shaped area of light pocking and a natural solution pit.

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

Date of upload: 28 July 2013

In upland heath and blanket bog, on a NE-facing slope (223m OD), c. 2m to SE of deeply incised gorge of small mountain stream (long axis NE-SW). A slightly rough and fractured, sandstone rock (dims. 1.28m N-S; 0.52m E-W; max. H 0.53m), which has a flat, sub-rectangular decorated surface (dims. 0.70m N-S; 0.40m E-W). The motifs are well-defined and consist of one cupmark (dims. 4.5m N-S; 3.5m E-W; D 3mm) located in SW area; the W-side of the cupmark appears naturaly formed and the E-side man-made, so it is possibly a natural depression reused as a cupmark. There is one cup-and-one ring motif (diam. 8.5cm) having a cupmark (diam. 4.5cm; D 15mm) and ring (Wth 8mm; D 2-3m). One cup-and-two ring motif (dims. 22cm N-S; 23cm E-W) having a cupmark (diam. 6cm; D 13mm) and ring (Wth 2-3cm; D 6-7mm); A radial groove (long-axis N-S) extends from cupmark to SE and continues as a line of pickmarks (L 11cm; Wth 1cm; D 3-4mm) which extends to SE from outer ring; Possible natural fracture (L 24cm; D 9-13mm) at a tangent to and incorporated into outer ring on N-side, appears to have been enhanced to form a step (long-axis E-W). Circular area of pickmarks (dims. 0.20m N-S; 0.18m E-W; D 3mm) to NE area and deep, natural depression at N-end of decorated surface. Rock art site (KE071-055----) is located 0.70m to E.

Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 3 March 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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