Rock Art, KEALDUFF UPPER

Rock Art in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age

This regular section of outcrop features a decorated upper surface, 2.55m x 2.3m, which slopes upwards to S. Its rather grainy but smooth surface carries a number of very faint motifs, including at least twenty-five simple cup-marks, two with traces of enclosing rings, three large sub-circular and ovoid frames formed by grooves with runner cupmarks, and short stretches of straight and curved grooves. See attached drawing of rock art taken from O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, Fig. 63 (c) The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 336. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. In rough pasture (147m OD) with abundant boulders and rock outcrop, on an E-facing slope; Good views of River Behy valley NE->E and Beenreagh, Macklaun, Knocknaman, Coomreagh and Drung Hill mountains SE->NW. Rock art (KE071-089----) is c. 3m to N. A smooth and fractured sandstone rock (dims. dims. 2.7m N-S; 2.5m E-W; 1.2m) having a subrectangular decorated surface (dims. 1.6m N-S, 1.4m E-W) with a steep N-facing slope. There are twenty-eight cupmarks (range diam. 3-6cm; D 3-5mm) across the decorated surface, three of which have radial grooves (dims. L 2cm; L 5cm; L 13cm). An additional two, large cupmarks (diam. 13cm; D 3m

Period:
Bronze Age

Coordinates:
52.01°N, 10.00°W

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