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
- 51.93865, -9.79171
- SMR number
- KE082-079----
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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
Located on the S side of the disused roadway, and commanding a view of Ballaghbeama Gap to NW, this boulder has a gently sloping upper surface which measures .97m x .74m in maximum dimensions. The decorative motifs, centrally positioned, comprise a cupmark, a cup-and-ring and five small pockmarks (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. 290. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 28 July 2013
On a level area of a low rise (H 168m), in rough mountain pasture; stream nearby to NW. Excellent views of Ballaghbeama Gap to NW and Kealduff River valley to S. A smooth and fractured, earthfast sandstone rock (dims. 0.90m N-S; 1.15m E-W; max. H 0.55m), which has a triangular decorated surface (dims. 0.75m N-S; 1.15m E-W) with a N-facing aspect. The rock art is very faint and is evenly distributed across the decorated surface, although the main motifs occupy a central area (dims. 0.11m N-S; 0.18m E-W) upon the surface. The main motifs consist of a cupmark (diam. 2.5cm; D 3mm) and a cup-and-one ring (diam. 10cm), which has a cupmark (diam. 2.5cm; D 4mm) and a picked ring groove (Wth 1cm; D 3mm). There are approximately twenty-six pickmarks of varying sizes (diam. 4, 7 and 10mm) etched across the decorated surface. There is a small area of vegetation and sod at ground level along N-side of the surface, which may obscure other decorated motifs. Rock art site (KE082-072----) is c. 8m to NE. Rock outcrop and boulders all around to SW->N->NE.
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.