Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Rock art
Coomasaharn, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coomasaharn
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.00947, -9.99049
- SMR number
- KE071-115----
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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 (148m OD), overlooking Behy River valley to N. A slightly rough and fractured sandstone rock outcrop (dims. 0.81m NE-SW; 0.50m NW-SE; max. H 0.11m) with a triangular-shaped decorated surface (dims. 0.14m NE-SW; 0.11m NW-SE) which is flat and barely protruding above bog. The rock art is very weathered and faint and located toward the S-corner of the stone surface. It consists of a barely traceable cup-and-one ring motif (diam. 11cm) having a cupmark (diam. 5cm; D 4mm) and a ring (Wth 1cm; D 2mm). Cluster of possible pickmarks adjacent to NE.
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.