Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Rock art
Letter West, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Letter West
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.01369, -10.01178
- SMR number
- KE071-166----
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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 (173m OD), on a NE-facing slope, upon a conspicuous boulder overhanging stream, which is 0.6m to NE. Good views of Behy river valley to NE with Seefin and Droum Mountains in background. A slightly rough and fractured sandstone rock (dims. 4.42m N-S; 1.6m E-W; H 1.6m at NE) which is subrectangular in plan. It has a generally flat decorated surface (dims. 3.05m N-S; 0.55m E-W) with a gentle S-facing slope at S end. A cup-and-one-ring motif (total diam. 14cm) having a cupmark (diam. 6cm; D 5mm) and ring (Wth 1.5cm; D 2mm) is off-centre to N; Three cupmarks (average diam. 5.5cm; D 5mm) are close to NE, E and S. Two small, isolated cupmarks are further to NW and to S, near a fracture (long-axis ENE-WSW) across stone. A second cup-and-one-ring motif of similar dimensions is located at S end of decorated surface; two cupmarks are adjacent to SW. A small portion of rock at S end, has fractured away from main portion and bears three cupmarks (diam. 5cm; D 8mm). A flat stone with approximately five very weathered, possible cupmarks is c. 18m to NNW. Duplicate site with KE071-138----
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 25 January 2018
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.