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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
52.01151, -10.01082
SMR number
KE071-164----

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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 (183m OD), on a NE-facing slope, sandwiched between two pieces of residual bog to NW and SE. Excellent views of Behy river valley to NE with Seefin and Droum Mountains in background. A slightly rough and fractured earthfast sandstone rock (dims. 2.4m NE-SW; 1.2m NW-SE; H 0.8m at E) which is subrectangular in plan. It has an irregular decorated surface (dims. 0.3m N-S; 0.45m E-W) with a steep E-facing aspect which bears one large decorative element. An unusual hexagonal motif (total dims. 26cm N-S; 24cm E-W) defined by a groove (Wth 2cm; D 2-4mm) is best defined NW->E->S and encloses a central cupmark (diam. 3cm; D 3mm). Three radial grooves (L c. 20-23cm; Wth 1.5-2cm; D 3-4mm) extend (long-axis E-W) from lower side of hexagonal motif to ground level. Very similar to heptagonal motif upon rock art site (KE071-165----) and not considered to be typical rock art. A field wall is c. 3.25m to WSW and a hut site is c. 15m to NNW.

Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 24 January 2018

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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