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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
Coordinates
51.92886, -9.79753
SMR number
KE082-099----

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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 mountain pasture, on an E-facing slope (190m OD); Drystone field boundary is c. 2m to NNE and stream is c. 20m to S. Good views of Kealduff River valley, Lough Brin to NE and mountains N->E->ESE; Overlooked by higher ground S->W->NW. A smooth and fractured sandstone rock outcrop (dims. 1.20m NE-SW; 1.90m NW-SE; max. H 0.80m) with an irregular-shaped decorated surface (dims. 0.65m NE-SW; 0.70m NW-SE) which has a SSW-facing aspect. The rock art is very subtle and is obscured in places by black moss. Motifs are concentrated to NE-half of rock face and consist of numerous perfectly formed, deep pickmarks (diam. 4-5mm; D 2-3mm). Distinct circular formation (diam. 10cm) of pickmarks (ring diam. 10cm) at N-end, may enclose a cupmark, although this is inconclusive due to weathering. A semi-circular formation of pickmarks is located at S-end of decorated surface. A very weathered cup-and-one ring motif (diam. 7cm) having an oval cupmark (diam. 3cm NE-SW; 2cm NW-SE) and ring (Wth 1cm; D 2mm) is respected by a natural rock fracture 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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