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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
First-edition OS map
Not Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not Indicated
Coordinates
52.01255, -10.00993
SMR number
KE071-178----

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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 (168m), on a NE-facing slope, on S side of stream. Good views overlooking Behy River valley to NE. A smooth and fractured sandstone (dims. 3.10m N-S; 3.10m E-W; max. H 0.40m at W) which is irregular in plan. It has a linear decorated surface (dims. 0.25m N-S; 0.60m E-W) which is generally flat and bears very faint motifs which are obscured by black mosses. A linear arrangement of three decorative elements (long-axis E-W) consisting of a cup-and-three-ring motif (overall diam. 20cm; cup dims. 2cm x 3cm; D 3mm; ring Wth 1-1.5cm; D 1-2mm) located in the centre; A cup-and-two-ring motif (overall diam. 12cm; cup diam. 2cm; D 2mm; ring Wth 1cm; D 1-2mm) is adjacent to W and a cupmark (diam. 5cm; D 4mm) is adjacent to E. Rock art (KE071-NEW90) is c. 2.9m to SW and rock art (KE071-179----) is c. 4m to SSE.

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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