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Rock art

Derrynablaha, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Rock art, Derrynablaha, County Kerry, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

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.

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