Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Rock art
Derrynablaha, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derrynablaha
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.93533, -9.80164
- SMR number
- KE082-023002-
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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
This small, rounded, earthfast boulder measures 1.2m x .9m and is at least .35m thick. Six cup-and-rings, one of which is penannular, and three cupmarks are evenly spread across its weathered surface (Anati 1963, 5, No.7; Finlay 1973, 78).
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. 298. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 28 July 2013
In a very stony area of upland heath pasture, on a S-facing slope (248m OD), overlooking Kealduff River valley of which stream to SW is a tributary. One of a cluster of six low profile, decorated stones which occupy a small area (dims. 16m NE-SW; 8m NW-SE) of hillside. Very rough and unfractured sandstone rock outcrop (dims. 1.45m N-S; 1.05m E-W; H 0.5m) with a sub-rectangular decorated surface (dims. 0.93m N-S; 0.68m E-W) having a NE-facing aspect. The rock art is weathered and faint and consists of: Three single cupmarks (diam. c. 3-5cm; D c. 4-10mm); five cup-and-one ring (total diam. c. 12-14cm); one cup-and-partial ring which is complete SSE->SW and NW->NE is located upon the N area of stone surface. Rock art (KE082-023005-) is located 0.5m to NE. Lough Brin is situated to E.
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 8 March 2017
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.