Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Rock art
Coomasaharn, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coomasaharn
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.00867, -9.99021
- SMR number
- KE071-111----
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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
On a bog trackway, on a gentle NE-facing slope (152m OD), c. 6.5m to NE of rock art site (KE071-060----). Views of Behy River valley to N. A smooth and unfractured sandstone rock outcrop (dims. 1.40m NW-SE; 1.65m NE-SW; max. H 0.25m at N) with an irregular-shaped decorated surface (dims. 0.45m NW-SE; 0.40m NE-SW) which is flat with a very slight E-facing tilt. The rock outcrop occupies most of trackway width and is slightly damaged by vehicles. Motifs are concentrated to S-end of rock face and are worn due to location on trackway. The motifs consist of eight subtle cupmarks (average diam. 2-3cm; D 2-5mm), five of which are clustered to SE margin and three close to NW.
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 27 March 2017
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.