Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Rock art
Maulagallane, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Maulagallane
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 51.85918, -9.90758
- SMR number
- KE090-045----
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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 and area of rock outcrop (46m OD), on an E-facing slope, on W side of Small river valley; A coniferous plantation is c. 12m to E. Moderate views N->E->SW and overlooked by higher ground to W->NW. A very rough and fractured sandstone (dims. 13m NE-SW; 1.86m NW-SE; max. H 0.98m at N) which is subrectangular in plan. Stone rises to a distinct knob of rock (H 0.98m) covered by heather and mollinia at W and continues under peat to NW side. The decorated surface (dims. 0.10m N-S; 0.10m E-W) has an ENE-facing aspect with deep striations and fractures (long-axis ENE-WSW) and a single cupmark (diam. 9cm; D 20mm).
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 18 July 2017
Nearby in the register
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.