Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Rock art
Letter West, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Letter West
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.01434, -10.01082
- SMR number
- KE071-181----
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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 (165m), on a NE-facing slope, adjacent to NW of stream. Good views overlooking Behy River valley to NE. A smooth and fractured sandstone (dims. 0.84m N-S; 1.05m E-W; max. H 0.16m at E) which is irregular in plan. It has a linear decorated surface (dims. 0.30m N-S; 0.60m E-W) with a gentle NE-facing aspect upon lower step of rock surface. The decorative elements are deeply picked and consist of a partial cup-and-two-ring motif (overall dims. 0.28m N-S; 0.27m E-W) which is complete NNE->E->WNW and defined by a natural rock step (H 2-3cm) along northern side; A single cupmark (diam. 3cm; D 3mm) is adjacent to E. A cup-and-two-ring motif (overall diam. 17cm) having a cup (diam. 3.5cm; D 4mm) and rings (Wth 1-1.5cm; D 2mm) having a picked radial groove (L 15cm; Wth 1-1.5cm; D 2mm) at E. Rock art (KE071-180----) is c. 1.5m to SSW.
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.