Rock art

The National Monuments Service's description

Located at the mouth of the Bridia valley, on a small hillock surrounded by bog, this section of rock outcrop, measuring 2.95m x 1.9m, is decorated at its W end by three annular rings, two of which feature a radial line.

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. 362. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 28 July 2013

In rough and unimproved boggy pasture, on floodplain to S side of the River Caragh, at the mouth of the Bridia valley; Mullaghanattin and Knockaunanattin mountains to S and SW respectively. Not located. According to O’Sullivan & Sheehan (1996, 106), ‘this section of rock outcrop, measuring 2.95m x 1.9m, is decorated at its W end by three annular rings, two of which feature a radial line’. A low hillock, covered in furze is to E of supposed location; No stones matching the earlier survey description were seen. A description in the SMR file indicates slightly different dimensions for this rock art site (2.50m x 1.80m x 0.50m). This low profile stone could potentially be covered with vegetation or the location co-ordinate is inaccurate. Differing reports in file state the stone is ‘15m SW of the Caragh River’ and ‘c. 100m S of the Caragh River’.

Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 5 July 2017