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Rock art

Derreeny, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Rock art, Derreeny, 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
Derreeny
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
51.93662, -9.79168
SMR number
KE082-093----

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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

In upland heath pasture, on a SW-facing slope (146m OD), overlooking Kealduff River valley to S; tributary stream c. 40-50m to W and curving around, c. 25m S. A slightly rough and fractured sandstone rock outcrop (dims. 0.80m NE-SW; 0.50m NW-SE; max. H 0.50m) which has a sub-rectangular decorated surface (dims. 0.26m NE-SW; 0.23m NW-SE) with a NW-facing aspect. The rock art is very clear and concentrated across the western margins of the decorated surface. The main decoration consists of a cup-and-two ring motif (diam. 15cm) having a cupmark (diam. 4cm; D 5mm) and ring (Wth 1cm; D 4mm), located centrally on the W margin. Two cup-and-one ring motifs (dims. 6cm N-S; 7cm E-W) each having a cupmark (diam. 3cm; D 3mm) and ring (Wth 1cm; D 4mm) are adjacent to NE and S. There is a very faint cup-and-ring motif (diam. 13cm) having an oval cupmark (diam. 2.5cm x 4cm; D 3-4mm) and ring (Wth 1cm; D 2mm) adjacent. A cupmark (diam. 2cm; D 2mm) is adjacent to S of the southern cup-and-ring motif. There are pickmarks amongst the motifs and what appears to be a linear band of pickmarks defining the decorated surface to E.

Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 27 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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