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
- 51.93352, -9.78736
- SMR number
- KE082-033----
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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
The decorated upper surface of this prominent tabular rock, 1.65m high, measures 5.4m x 3.9m. The motifs are severely weathered, but appear to comprise three cup-and-rings and two simple cupmarks (Anati 1963, 10, No. 15; Finlay 1973, 89).
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. 313. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 28 July 2013
At edge of young forestry plantation, on an E-facing slope (101m OD). Situated c. 6m from northern fenceline with trees encroaching to E and W. Kealduff River close to NE. Very rough and fractured, megalithic sandstone boulder (dims. 3.9m N-S; 5.2m E-W; H 2.0m) with a sub-rectangular decorated surface (dims. 0.70m N-S; 0.43m E-W). This is a glacial erratic and the rock art is located upon its flat, table-top surface. The motifs are very faint and appear to be confined to the SW area consisting of: two cupmarks (diam. 4-5cm; D 2-4mm); three complete cup-and-one ring (total diam. c. 13.5cm) each having a cupmark (diam. 3cm; D 3mm) and ring (Wth 8mm; D 2mm). One of these may have a second ring, although this is very faint.
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 8 March 2017
Nearby in the register
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Cupmarked stoneunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.