Rock art

The National Monuments Service's description

In rough pasture (45m OD), on a broad, elevated area of ground, on a gentle SSE-facing slope. Surrounded by low hills and mountains; good view of Cahernageeha Mountain to N and Caherdaniel Fort (KE106-063001-) is clearly visible to SE. An earthfast boulder (dims. 2.50m N-S; 1.60m E-W; max. H 0.50m at S) having a subrectangular decorated surface (dims. 0.45m N-S; 0.45m E-W) to N and a similar shaped decorated surface (dims. 0.60m N-S; 0.80m E-W) to S. The decorated surfaces are interrupted by two loose field clearance boulders (dims. 1.00m x 0.70m and (dims. 0.85m x 0.60m) at S and N, respectively which may obscure other motifs; Sod covering E side of stone may also cover decorative elements. The motifs upon the N decorated surface are very faint and consist of a cluster of eight cupmarks (range diam. 3.5-5cm; D 3mm), a partial cup-and-ring motif and a pockmark (diam. 1cm; D 2mm) adjacent to E. The motifs upon the S decorated surface are very faint and consist of a cup-and-ring motif (overall dims. 16cm x 14cm; ring Wth 1.5-2cm; D 2-3mm; cup diam. 4.5cm; D 4mm) with a linear groove (L 20cm, Wth 1.5-2cm; D 3mm) extending from ring at E and a second linear groove (L 36cm) which extends from ring to WNW; A cupmark (diam. 3cm; D 3mm) is located 9cm to WNW of terminus and a second cupmark is to SSE. A partial cup-and-ring (overall dims. 15cm N-S; 10cm E-W; ring Wth 1.5cm; D 1-2mm; cup diam. 4cm; D 3mm) is located to E, having a very faint ring N>E->S. A linear groove (L 27cm) extends from cup at E side and continues under the sod; A parallel groove is located adjacent to N and S. A partial cup-and-ring motif (overall dims. 5cm N-S; 7cm E-W; ring Wth 1cm; D 1-2mm; cup diam. 2.5cm; D 3mm) is located to E side of decorated surface. It has a faint ring present W->N->E. This monument was initially identified as rock art by Aoibheann Lambe (2015).

Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 7 July 2017