Rock art

The National Monuments Service's description

This exposed section of outcrop is located c. 20m NE of KE071-012---- and measures 2.47m x 2.08m x .6m high. Its upper surface slopes gently upwards toward NW and bears a cupmark, two cup-and-rings, four short linear grooves and a longer curvilinear groove. Close to the latter is an area of light pocking (information: A. Purcell).

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

Date of upload: 28 July 2013

In rough pasture field, on a SE-facing slope (171m OD), overlooked by higher ground S->W; Coomasaharn Lake c. 380m to SW. A smooth and fractured, sandstone rock (dims. 1.70m NE-SW; 2.20m NW-SE; max. H 0.35m), which has a sub-rectangular decorated surface (dims. 1.35m NW-SE; 1.10m NE-SW). The motifs are very faint and weathered. Two cupmarks (diam. 5cm; D 4mm), two cup-and-one ring motifs and linear grooves. The cup-and-ring motif to S (diam. 16cm) has a cupmark (diam. 7cm; D 11mm) and a barely traceable ring (Wth 1.50cm; D 2-3mm). The cup-and-ring motif to N (diam. 10cm) has a cupmark (diam. 4cm; D 5mm) and a barely traceable ring (Wth 1.0cm; D 2-3mm). There are five linear grooves, with the longest (L 70cm; Wth 1.5-2.5cm; D 5-7mm) along the NW-side and others toward the centre of the rock face, of which the longest (L 35cm; Wth 3.5cm) is off-centre to N. Rock art site (KE071-020----) is c. 15m to W.

Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 3 March 2017