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Rock art

Liss, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Rock art, Liss, 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
Liss
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
51.79297, -10.01654
SMR number
KE107-017----

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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

In rough pasture (56m OD), on a SW-facing slope, to E of Staigue river. Excellent views of sea and Kenmare river estuary to S. A very rough and fractured expanse of rock outcrop (dims. 11m NW-SE; 8m NE-SW; max. H 0.15m) having a subrectangular decorated surface (dims. 4.30m ESE-WNW; 0.90m NNE-SSW) with a gentle S-facing aspect. Motifs are upon a slightly elevated surface of this rock outcrop and are very difficult to decipher due to weathering and black moss cover. They are generally located off-centre to E of the rock expanse and include four cup-and-ring motifs (overall diam. 17-22cm; ring Wth 2-3.5cm; D 3-4cm; cup diam. 8-10cm; D 11-17mm). A cupmark (diam. 9cm; D 12mm) is located 2.4m to WNW. This monument was initially identified as rock art by A. Lambe (2013).

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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