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Rock art

Coomlettra, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Rock art, Coomlettra, 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
Coomlettra
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
52.02491, -9.82748
SMR number
KE072-029----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1841 · 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 level area of rough pasture (156m OD), with abundant rock outcrop and earthfast boulders; Knocknabrone Hill is visible to S. Rock art (KE072-026----) is located c. 7m to NE. A smooth and fractured sandstone rock outcrop (dims. 2.04m NNE-SSW; 2.77m ESE-WNW; max. H 0.20-0.40m at S) abutting a short, drystone wall (long-axis N-S) to E. This stone has a generally flat, smooth and fractured decorated surface (dims. 0.38m N-S; 0.60m E-W) which has a very gentle NNE-facing aspect. The motifs are weathered yet traceable and consist of a cluster of pickmarks (diam. 8-10cm; D 2-4mm) and some possible pockmarks (diam. 15mm; D 2-4mm) located across NE area of stone surface. A stream is located c. 2m to NW and a drystone wall (enclosing old stone buildings) is c. 16m to S.

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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