Rock art

The National Monuments Service's description

In rough rocky hill pasture, on the lower S-facing slopes of Knockaunanattin Mountain with commanding views S along the valley of the Kealduff River. A flat-topped boulder (3.1m N-S; 1.3m E-W; H 0.8m) displays two weathered cupmarks (diam. 4cm; D 1cm and diam. 2.5cm; D 1cm, respectively) towards the N end of the boulder's upper surface. Three separate areas of pock-marks occur along the middle of the boulder to the S. There is another example of rock art (KE082-074001-) c. 80m to the W.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). 
 

In rough mountain pasture, within an old field system, on a SE-facing slope (150m OD) which overlooks Kealduff river valley. A smooth and fractured, oblong, sandstone boulder (dims. 3.1m N-S; 1.3m E-W; H 0.8m) which has a flat-topped, sub-rectangular decorated surface (dims. 0.5m N-S; 0.32m E-W) with a long-axis N-S. The rock art is very faint and concentrated toward the N-end. The motifs consist of an oval cupmark (dims. 3cm x 4cm; D 3mm) with two distinct pickmarks adjacent to N. One cup-and-ring motif (diam. 20cm) having a cupmark (diam. 2.5cm; D 9mm) and a very faint ring (Wth 2.5cm; D 2-3mm). There are areas of pickmarks to N and S of the cup-and-ring motif. There is a double pickmark (total dims. 5cm x 2.5cm; D 5mm) to E of the cup-and-ring.  (Byrne et. al. 1996, 62, No. 395)
 

Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 9 March 2017

References

Byrne, E., Egan, U., Ronan, S., Murphy, C., Power, D. with McQueen, A. and Cronin, R. 2009 Archaeological inventory of County Kerry. Vol 1: South-west Kerry. Comprising the baronies of Dunkerron North, Dunkerron South, Clanarought and Iveragh. Dublin. Stationery Office.