Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Rock art
Derreeny, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derreeny
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.93792, -9.78712
- SMR number
- KE082-078----
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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 flat upper surface of this boulder, located on the N side of the disused roadway, measures 1.4m x .8m and is partially covered by vegetation. The boulder stands 1.2m high, and the carved motifs occupy a central position on its surface. Areas of light and heavy pocking are combined with a number of short curvilinear grooves (information: A. Purcell).
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. 289. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 28 July 2013
In rough, mountain pasture, on a SE-facing slope (156m OD), overlooking Kealduff river valley. According to Purcell (1993), this rock art site is just to N of a trackway. The trackway was located and a locus of inspection was carried out, yet this monument was not located. Described by Purcell (ibid), as a boulder (dims. 1.4m x 0.8m; H 1.2m) having a flat upper surface which is partially covered by vegetation. The carved motifs occupy a central location upon this rock surface and consist of areas of light and heavy pocking combined with a number of short curvilinear grooves (ibid; O’Sullivan & Sheehan (1996, 87; Entry 289).
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 8 March 2017
Nearby in the register
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Mass-rockunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Megalithic structureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.