Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Rock art
Letter West, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Letter West
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.01416, -10.01151
- SMR number
- KE071-187----
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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 (169m OD), on a NE-facing slope, to NW of stream. Good views overlooking Behy River valley to NE and overlooked by mountains SE->W->NW. A smooth and fractured sandstone (dims. 2.00m NE-SW; 1.10m NW-SE; max. H 0.20m at SE) which is irregular in plan. It has an irregular decorated surface (dims. 0.22m NE-SW; 0.07m NW-SE) which is generally flat. The decorative elements consist of an obvious cluster (dims. 22cm NE-SW; 7cm NW-SE) of pickmarks upon the SW area of the stone. The cluster is defined by individual pickmarks (diam. 7-9mm; D 2mm) that are very distinct. Rock art (KE071-186----) is c. 24m to NNE.
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.