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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
52.01206, -10.01023
SMR number
KE071-174----

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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, amongst rock scatter, on a gentle NE-facing slope; Field fence is c. 19m to SSE. Good views of Behy river valley to NE with Seefin and Droum Mountains in background. A smooth and unfractured, sandstone boulder (dims. 1.4m N-S; 0.96m E-W; H 0.6m at E) which is roughly trapezoidal in plan. It has a subrectangular-shaped decorated surface (dims. 0.45m N-S; 0.45m E-W) with motifs upon the NE-facing aspect. The motifs are in good condition and clearly visible in the right light. The decorative elements consist of three cup-and-two-ring motifs, roughly similar in size and form and arranged in a trefoil shape. The lower cup-and-two-ring motif (diam. 18cm) at E has a cupmark (diam. 5cm; D 4mm) and rings (Wth 2.5cm; D 2-3mm). The second cup-and-two-ring motif (diam. 18cm) at W is slightly smaller than the other two motifs. The third cup-and-two-ring motif (diam. 18cm) at S has a radial groove (Wth 1-2cm; D 3mm) extending from E, which curves around the exterior of this motif and appears to continue, where it also encloses the S and W motifs. A single cupmark (diam. 5cm; D 5mm) is c. 5cm to S of the trefoil formation.

Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 26 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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