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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
51.93786, -9.79133
SMR number
KE082-094----

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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 rough pasture, ontop of hillock (170m OD), within drystone field system, overlooking Kealduff River valley to S. A smooth and unfractured sandstone rock outcrop (dims. 2.00m NW-SE; 1.40m NE-SW; max. H 0.70m) which has a rectangular decorated surface (dims. 0.25m N-W; 0.13m E-W) which is upon a flat surface on top of rock; rock slopes down to SE from this point. The rock art is very weathered and faint consisting of a cup-and-one ring motif (diam. 9cm) having a cupmark (diam. 4cm; D 5mm) and ring (Wth 1cm; D 3mm). A cupmark (diam. 5cm; D 4mm) is adjacent to SE.

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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