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Rock art

Tullakeel, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Rock art, Tullakeel, 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
Tullakeel
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.87488, -9.88560
SMR number
KE091-048----

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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

This example of rock art is located in boggy land on the lower SE slopes of River Hill. Approximately 100m to the N is a boulder-burial (KE091-046001-), and a second example of rock art is located 20m to the S. The exposed portion of this earthfast rock, measuring 1.3m x 1m, bears two cup-and-rings, one of which is gapped, and eight cupmarks, four of which are rather small and occur in a linear arrangement. All motifs survive in a rather weathered condition.

The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 375. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 28 July 2013

In rough pasture (97m OD), on an E-facing slope of low hillock, overlooking Ardsheelhane River valley N->E->S. A smooth and fractured, low profile sandstone rock outcrop (dims. 1.16m NNE-SSW; 1.59m ESE-WNW; max. H 0.39m at SE) with a flat, oval decorated surface (dims. 0.41m N-S; 0.97m E-W). The motifs are distributed in a linear arrangement across the centre of the rock outcrop and include a cup-and-ring motif (overall diam. 11cm; ring Wth 1cm; D 3mm; cup diam. 5cm; D 7mm) at E end; A cupmark (diam. 4.5cm; D 4mm) is adjacent to SW. A cup-and-partial-ring motif (overall dims. 16cm x 10cm; ring Wth 2cm; D 4mm; cup diam. 5cm; D 7mm) is off-centre to W; A cupmark (diam. 5cm; D 8mm) is adjacent to WNW and two cupmarks are adjacent to E. There are four small pockmarks (diam. 1.5cm; D 3-4mm) forming a linear arrangement (long-axis E-W), on W side of stone. A small roofed stone building is located c. 20m to NW.

Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 6 July 2017

Nearby in the register

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

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