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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
Coordinates
52.00766, -10.00887
SMR number
KE071-118----

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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

In a well-grazed area (diam. c. 30m) of grasses enclosed by blanket bog and frequent rock outcrop. On a NE-facing slope (222m OD), overlooking Behy River valley to NE. Stone is embedded in peat on its S-side and is c. 0.28m above ground level on its N-side. A very rough and unfractured sandstone rock outcrop (dims. 0.67m N-S; 0.80m E-W; max. H 0.28m) with a trapezoidal decorated surface (dims. 0.52m N-S; 0.45m E-W) which is NE-facing. The rock art is weathered and faint and some motifs are obscured by the naturally rough stone surface. The motifs consist of a linear groove (dims. L 22cm; Wth 1-2cm; D 3-4mm) which extends (long-axis N-S) across S-area of decorated surface; A second groove (L 26cm; Wth 1-1.5cm; D 4-5mm) is perpendicular to N, together forming a T-shape. A short groove (L 5cm N-S; Wth 9mm; D 2mm) is located c. 18cm to N. It is possible that these grooves may represent the remains of a weathered cross. A cupmark (diam. 5cm; D 3mm) is 4.5cm to WNW, having a gently curving radial groove (L 8cm; Wth 1cm; D 3mm) extending from W. A small area of pickmarks (dims. 6cm N-S; 7cm E-W) is located c. 2cm to SW. Possible pre-bog field wall (long-axis E-W) located c. 45m 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.

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