Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Rock art
Letter West, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Letter West
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.01201, -10.01204
- SMR number
- KE071-155----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In rocky mountain heath (189m OD), within a small field, on a NE-facing slope. Excellent views of Behy river valley to NE with Seefin and Droum Mountains in background. Rock art boulder is incorporated into SSE-wall of a small enclosure, which adjoins a hut site to W. Drystone wall is c. 12m to SE and stream is c. 14m to SE. A smooth and fractured sandstone boulder (dims. 0.7m NNW-SSE; 1.75m ENE-WSW; H 0.4m at W) which is oblong in plan. It has an irregular decorated surface (dims. 0.35m NNW-SSE; 0.9m ENE-WSW) with an E-facing aspect. The decorated surface bears a triangular arrangement of three well-preserved cupmarks (diam. 4.5-5cm; D 6-7mm) upon highest area of stone, at W-end; A small square piece of metal (dims. 6mm x 6mm) is located adjacent to SW. A fourth cupmark (Diam. 4cm; D 3mm) on N edge is relatively shallow and a possible fifth cupmark to SE, appears to have eroded into a solution mark.
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.