Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Rock art
Coomasaharn, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coomasaharn
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.00878, -9.99221
- SMR number
- KE071-113----
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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
In cutaway bog, on a NE-facing slope (157m OD), c. 13m to SE of field boundary and stream/land drain. Good views of Behy River valley to N. A slightly rough and fractured sandstone rock (dims. 2.60m NE-SW; 1.60m NW-SE; 0.40m (max. H at NE) with an irregular-shaped decorated surface (dims. 1.75m NE-SW; 0.55m NW-SE) which is flat. The rock art is clearly visible and consists of six cupmarks (diam. 7cm; D 15mm) upon the highest part of the stone at NE-end. Four cupmarks (max. diam. 6cm; max. D 9mm) at SW-end.
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 27 March 2017
Nearby in the register
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Rock artunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.