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Rock art

Doire Fhionáin Beag, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Rock art, Doire Fhionáin Beag, 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
Doire Fhionáin Beag
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not Indicated
Coordinates
51.76762, -10.11152
SMR number
KE106-143----

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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.  Incorporated into a drystone field boundary, in improved pasture (23m OD), on a level area of ground of an otherwise gentle ENE-facing slope. A smooth and fractured sandstone boulder (dims. 2.10m NW-SE; 1.90m NE-SW; max. H 0.70m at SE) having a subrectangular decorated surface (dims. 1.30m NW-SE; 0.70m NE-SW) which is weathered and eroded, bearing a number of faint motifs. A cup-and-ring motif (overall dims. 12cm N-S; 9cm E-W; ring Wth 1.5-2cm; D 2mm; cup diam. 6cm; D 14mm) at E, has a faint yet traceable ring SE->W->N; This is a very deep cupmark that appears further eroded by the elements and its interior is rough but made smooth by the presence of lichens. Three potential cupmarks (diam. 6-7cm; D 10-17mm) form a linear arrangement along SW side of stone. These are extremely weathered and very deeply eroded. This monument was initially identified as rock art by A. Lambe (2014).

Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 7 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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