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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
51.93586, -9.78796
SMR number
KE082-096----

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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, mountain pasture, on a S-facing slope (117m OD), overlooking Kealduff River valley to S; tributary stream is c. 2m to W. A slightly rough and fractured sandstone rock outcrop (dims. 2.10m NE-SW; 1.33m NW-SE; max. H 1.30m on downslope) with a sub-oval decorated surface (dims. 1.80m NE-SW; 1.33m NW-SE) which has a steep NW-facing aspect. The rock art is well-defined and consists of several circular concentrations (diam. 8cm) of distinct pickmarks, with two of these off-centre to N which are very definite and readily visible. A pair of curvilinear grooves (dims. L 17cm; Wth 8mm; D 3mm at W and L 18cm; Wth 2cm; D 3mm at E) are located in the SW corner of the decorated surface. A third curvilinear groove (dims. L 8cm; Wth 8mm; D 3mm) is further to E. A linear groove (dims. L 7cm; Wth 0.5cm; D 3mm) on N sector of decorated surface. Numerous pickmarks are within the vicinity of these grooves.

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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