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Rock art

Derrygarrane South, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Rock art, Derrygarrane South, 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
Derrygarrane South
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
51.91188, -9.75100
SMR number
KE083-094----

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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 (197m OD), on a gentle N-facing slope, located on N side of a low hillock, overlooking an expanse of bog NW->N->NE. Located on S side of tributary stream of Lough Fadda that flows into Kealduff River; Knocklomena clearly visible to N. A large, smooth and fractured sandstone boulder (dims. 2.30m NW-SE; 1.14m NE-SW; max. H 0.66m at W) which is subrectangular in plan; Two natural fractures (long axis NW-SE and WNW-ESE) across the stone surface. It has an irregular-shaped decorated surface (dims. 1.41m NW-SE; 0.41m NE-SW) having a gentle E-facing aspect. The motifs are very weathered, yet traceable and consist of a cup-and-one-ring motif (overall diam. 12cm; ring Wth 2.5cm; D 3mm; cup diam. 6cm; D 8mm) and a cup-and-partial-ring (overall dims. 12cm x 9cm; ring Wth 2cm; D 3mm; cup diam. 5.5cm; D 8mm). A cupmark (diam. 4cm; D 5mm) is located at NW and a second cupmark (diam. 5cm; D 8mm) is located at S. Two linear grooves, one of which (long-axis NNW-SSE; L 21cm; wth 1-2cm; D 3mm) curves to E at its SE end. A stone wall with post and wire fence on top is located c. 3m to SW and a second post and wire fence is c. 9m to SE.

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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