Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Rock art
Kealduff Upper, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kealduff Upper
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.01151, -10.01082
- SMR number
- KE071-164----
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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 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.