Rock art

The National Monuments Service's description

This large boulder is located in a wooded area of the Bridia valley, on the W bank of a stream which flows to the Caragh river. It measures 2.1m x 1.9m x 1.3m high and its decorated surface slopes upwards to NW. A number of deep fissures traverse the surface, which carries a large array of carvings. Among these are four motifs formed of cupmarks with radial grooves enclosed by one to four open-ended keyhole-shaped grooves; in one instance the outer groove is closed. The remainder of the motifs comprise at least nineteen simple cupmarks, eleven cup-and-rings, ten cup-and-two rings and two cup-and-four rings. The rings are both annular and penannular. Several straight and curved grooves also occur among these markings. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 349. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013 In rough pasture field, on a gentle SSW-facing slope. Not located. According to O’Sullivan & Sheehan (1996, 102) ‘this large boulder is located in a wooded area of the Bridia valley, on the W bank of a stream which flows to the Caragh river.’ Some moss-covered stones were seen, although no large boulder as described by O’Sullivan & Sheehan (1996, 102) was noted: ‘It measures 2.1m x 1.9m x 1.3m high and its decorated surface slopes upwards to NW. A number of deep fissures traverse the surface, which carries a large array of carvings. Among these are four motifs formed of cupmarks with radial grooves enclosed by one to four open-ended keyhole-shaped grooves; in one instance the outer groove is closed. The remainder of the motifs comprise at least nineteen simple cupmarks, eleven cup-and-rings, ten cup-and-two rings and two cup-and-four rings. The rings are both annular and penannular. Several straight and curved grooves also occur among these markings.’ Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 5 July 2017

References

O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. 1996 The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry. Cork University press.