Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Rock art
Letter West, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Letter West
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.01073, -10.01389
- SMR number
- KE071-157----
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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 (207m OD), on a NE-facing slope. Excellent views of Behy river valley to NE with Seefin and Droum Mountains in background. Situated between two streams, one of which is c. 7m to WNW and the other is c. 10m to ESE. A slightly rough and fractured sandstone boulder (dims. 2.1m E-W; 1.35m N-S; H 0.5m) which is oval in plan, but only partially exposed around W and N perimeter. It has an irregular decorated surface (dims. 0.5m N-S; 0.25m E-W) which has a flat surface and is only exposed along W margin. The decorated surface bears a minimum of fourteen motifs upon the exposed portion of stone. There are seven large pickmarks and a further seven definite circular and oval cupmarks. Very weathered remains of other possible pickmarks and cupmarks. Weathering and freeze-thaw action noted upon decorated surface. It is likely that additional motifs are obscured under the sod to E.
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.