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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
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.94024, -9.79376
SMR number
KE082-109----

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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 upland area of rough sheep-grazing. Panel of rock art with possible hut site (KE082-110----) identified and described by Aoibheann Lambe as; 'A prominent large sandstone glacial erratic which is roughly square-shaped in plan (dims. c. 3m x 3m) and up to 1.75m high at S and W and approx. 1m high at N, upper surface at E is overlain by peat and vegetation is inscribed with rock art on its upper surface. The rock art appears to be confined towards the N end of the boulder’s upper surface and includes a cup-and-ring mark with a central cupmark (Diam. 6cm) enclosed by two faint rings - in oblique light, traces of 2 or more partially enclosing rings can be discerned at W. S of the cup-and-ring motif is another larger cupmark (Diam. c. 7cm) which has faint traces of an enclosing ring. Directly S of the boulder, there is a hemispherical-shaped enclosure or possible but site (KE082-110----) whose straight side at N is partially formed by the S face of the boulder' (A. Lambe 12/03/2023).

See attached photographs courtesy of Aoibheann Lambe

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Aoibheann Lambe

Date of upload: 13 March 2023

Nearby in the register

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

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