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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
51.95770, -9.85461
SMR number
KE082-103----

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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 (74m 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 slightly rough and fractured sandstone (dims. 17m NE-SW; 7m NW-SE; max. H 1.50m) which is rectangular in plan. This stone bears two weathered decorative surfaces upon the SE-facing aspect and upon flat top, both bearing picked motifs. The SE-facing decorative surface (dims. 1.50m NNW-SSE; 1.30m ENE-WSW) bears at least four meandering grooves that disappear under sod at SE. A curvilinear motif (L 94cm; Wth 1.5cm; D 3-4mm) is located at E end of the decorated surface. A Y-shaped meandering line extends (L 55cm WSW-ENE) from ground level and turns at a right angle (L 70cm NW-SE; Wth 1-3cm; D 3-4mm) to NW, forking toward upper end, in centre of decorated surface. A meandering line (L c. 50cm; Wth 1cm; D 2-3mm) is located c. 30cm to SW at its closest point. A second, shorter curvilinear motif is adjacent to SE. The decorated surface upon top of rock (dims. 0.80m NNW-SSE; 0.60m ENE-WSW) bears natural striations (long-axis NW-SE) and at least two meandering lines (Wth 1cm; D 3-4mm) of pickmarks. There are three possible cupmarks (diam. 2.5-3cm; D 4-5mm) within the vicinity. A post and wire fence is to immediate E of rock art motifs. Possibly upon same rock expanse (long-axis NE-SW) as rock art (KE082-102----) c. 14m to E.

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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