Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Rock art
Liss, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Liss
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 51.79328, -10.01673
- SMR number
- KE107-020----
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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)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In mountain heath (168m OD), in an area of rock outcrop, on a SW-facing slope; Excellent views of sea/Kenmare River estuary to S and Staigue river valley to W. A smooth and fractured sandstone (dims. 3.00m N-S; 4.30m E-W) which is subrectangular in plan. The decorated surface (dims. 0.25m N-S; 0.15m E-W) is generally flat and bears a single decorative element which is partially obscured by black mosses. This is a semi-circular motif (dims. 24cm N-S; 11cm E-W; Wth 1mm; D 1-2mm) visible N->E->S. Rock art (KE107-017---- and KE107-018----) are c. 40m to SE and NE, respectively.
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 26 January 2018
Nearby in the register
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.