Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Rock art
Derrynablaha, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derrynablaha
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not Indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.93424, -9.79495
- SMR number
- KE082-091----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
This monument was initially identified as rock art by Aoibheann Lambe in 2014. In rough pasture, just below a break of a SE-facing slope (173m OD). Overlooking Kealduff river valley NE->E->SE with a view of Lough Brin to E. A slightly rough and fractured sandstone rock (2.5m N-S; 2.0m E-W; H 2.5m) which is cut into hillslope at W-side. It has a sub-rectangular decorated surface (dims. 0.16m N-S; 0.16m E-W) with a S-facing aspect. There is a cup-and-one ring motif (diam. 0.16m) which has been roughly picked out of this rock face. The inner ring (Wth 2cm; D 2mm) and outer ring (Wth 1.5cm; D 2mm) also appears to be roughly picked out of the stone surface. The rings are penannular and are complete SE->W->N->NE. Rock art (KE082-028----) is c. 50m to NW. A deserted clachan lies c. 55m to WNW and an abandoned farmhouse is c. 40m to E. Short portion of field boundary removed, adjacent to W.
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.