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Rock art

Ballykean (Penrose), County Wicklow, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Rock art, Ballykean (Penrose), County Wicklow, 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
Ballykean (Penrose)
County
Wicklow
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.91047, -6.14779
SMR number
WI030-023----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1841 · 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

On level ground in an area of rock outcrop. Kinahan (1884, 224-6) noted a stone ('Stone C') with 'nine shallow cups' at this location. It was not located when inspected by ASI in 1990.

Compiled by: Claire Breen

Date of upload: 11 July 2013

Kinahan, G. H. 1884 Proceedings - On cup-marked and inscribed stones in the counties of Wicklow and Wexford. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 16, 222-35.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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