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Rock art

Gortacloghane (Dunkerron South By.), County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Rock art, Gortacloghane, 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
Gortacloghane (Dunkerron South By.)
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not Indicated
Coordinates
51.90550, -9.80180
SMR number
KE091-119----

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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 monument was initially identified as rock art by Aoibheann Lambe in 2014.  In rough pasture (154m OD), on the NW side of a low hillock, on level area of ground of an otherwise S-facing slope, on SE spur of Mullaghanattin mountain range. Overlooking the Blackwater river valley S->W. This rock art stone forms the W end of a low, linear earth and stone field boundary (L 11m; long-axis WNW-ESE). A slightly rough and fractured boulder (dims. 1.54m N-S; 1.91m N-S; max. H 0.59m at N) with a rectangular decorated surface upon the upper portion of the W-facing aspect. A cup-and-ring motif (overall diam. 18cm; ring Wth 2.5cm; D 15cm; cup diam. 6cm; D 5mm) is clearly very visible at highest part of stone surface, to E side of decorated surface. Three cupmarks (diam. 4cm; D 5mm; diam. 5cm; D 5mm; diam. 4cm; D 3mm) are close to W. A possible cupmark (diam. 4cm; D 4mm) is located centrally and a second potential cupmark (diam. 4cm; D 4mm) is situated at edge of moss covered area, to S. Kerb circle (KE091-015001-), standing stone (KE091-015002-) and stone row (KE091-015003-) are located nearby to E.

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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