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Rock art

Letter West, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Rock art, Letter West, 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
Letter West
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
52.01433, -10.01084
SMR number
KE071-180----

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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 (164m OD), on a NE-facing slope, c. 6.5m to NW of stream. Good views overlooking Behy River valley to NE. A slightly rough and fractured sandstone (dims. 3.90m NNW-SSE; 2.20m ENE-WSW; max. H 0.30m at S) which is substantial in size, yet low in profile. It has a linear decorated surface (dims. 3.00m NW-SE; 0.80m NE-SW) with decorative elements along spine of stone and NNE-facing aspect. It bears very faint and weathered motifs consisting of four cupmarks (max. diam. 7cm; D 7mm) along narrow spine, across W half of stone. A cup-and-ring motif (overall diam. 12cm; cup dims. 5cm x 4cm; D 5mm; ring Wth 1.5cm; D 1mm) is adjacent to E, upon the NNE-facing aspect of the decorated surface. A two-cup-and-ring motif (overall dims. 19cm ENE-WSW; 15cm NNW-SSE) having a distinct yet smaller cupmark (dims. 2.5cm x 3.5cm; D 3mm) and a second, subtle cupmark, both enclosed by an oval ring (Wth 1cm; D 1-2mm) are located toward E end. Rock art (KE071-181---- and KE071-182----) are c. 1.5m to NNE and c. 0.6m to NE, respectively.

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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