Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Rock art
Neesha, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Neesha
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 51.98397, -9.93804
- SMR number
- KE071-151----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In mountain heath (258m OD), on SE-facing spur of Macklaun Mountain, overlooking valley of Meelagh River to S and SE. Excellent views of surrounding landscape, particularly along valley to Caragh Lake at NE and the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks and Carrauntoohill to ENE. A smooth and fractured sandstone boulder (dims. 2.3m NNW-SSE; 1.2m ENE-WSW; H 0.66m at S) which is rectangular in plan. It has a roughly rectangular-shaped decorated surface (dims. 0.13m NNW-SSE; 0.06m ENE-WSW) which has an NE-facing aspect. The decorated surface bears a very clear cluster (dims. 0.13m NNW-SSE; 0.06m ENE-WSW) of approximately twenty pickmarks (average diam. 5mm; D 2-3mm) located off-centre to W of the stone’s surface. Some large linear and small solution marks are evident upon stone’s surface.
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 18 July 2017
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