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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
52.01122, -10.00282
SMR number
KE071-146----

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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 mountain heath (156m OD), on the NE-side of a small hillock, on a NE-facing slope. Excellent view of Behy River valley to NE and overlooked by horseshoe of mountains enclosing SE->SW->N. A smooth and fractured sandstone boulder (dims. 1.95m NE-SW; 1.10m NW-SE; max. H 0.55m at NW) which is subrectangular in plan. The decorated surface (dims. 1.80m NE-SW; 0.90m NW-SE) is SE-facing and bears six decorative elements which are weathered, yet traceable. A linear arrangement (long-axis NW-SE) of pickmarks (L 60cm; Wth 4cm; pickmark diam. 4-5mm; D 2mm), on upper area of stone at NW. A deep natural deep fracture (long-axis N-S; L 60cm; Wth 10cm; D 6cm) disappears under sod at S; A gently curving line of pickmarks (L 76cm; Wth 2cm; D 2-3mm) continues from N end of this fracture and meanders slightly. A linear groove (L 40cm; Wth 1.5cm; D 3-10mm) extends from natural fracture and is parallel to the line of pickmarks for a short distance; These lines are c. 6-7cm apart. A small cluster of random pickmarks (dims. 16cm x 6cm) at S end of stone and two small clusters at N area.

Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 18 July 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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