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Rock art

Cloghera Beg, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Rock art, Cloghera Beg, 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
Cloghera Beg
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
51.95785, -9.85449
SMR number
KE082-102----

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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 heath (75m OD), on a gentle N-facing slope, on S side of Owenroe River valley, adjacent to W of a small stream; Mullaghanattin mountain to S. A smooth and fractured sandstone (dims. c. 5.00m NW-SE; c. 7.00m NE-SW; max. H 0.55m) which is triangular in plan. The decorative surface (dims. 0.40m N-S; 0.70m E-W) is flat, roughly rectangular in plan and bears two picked motifs which are weathered, yet traceable. The western decorative element is a penannular motif (diam. 21cm; ring Wth 1cm; D 2-3mm) which is open to SE. A keyhole-shaped motif (diam. 25cm; ring Wth 1cm; D 2-3mm), also open to SE, is located c. 17cm to E. It terminates at a natural striation (long-axis NE-SW) to SE. There are also natural linear striations (long-axis E-W) across the stone surface. Possibly upon same rock expanse (long-axis NE-SW) as rock art (KE082-103----) c. 14m to W. Initially identified by Karen O’Neill, Research Assistant Kerrylife project, Teagasc Walsh Fellow, Postgraduate with University of Dundee.

Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 26 January 2018

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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