Rock Art, LETTER WEST

Rock Art in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age

Located in a .6m deep bog-cutting, c. 75m N of KE071-001----, this decorated section of rock measures 1.45m x .95m. It was revealed by peat-cutting in the late 1960s. The decoration is confined to the E half of the stone, and consists of three conjoined subrectangular areas defined by grooves, and eighteen cupmarks. The majority of the cupmarks are disposed within the subrectangular areas and some are linked by short grooves (Finlay 1973, 50-1). See attached drawing of rock art taken from O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, Fig. 47 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. 351. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013 In area of cutaway bog (196m OD), overlooking landscape of River Behy valley to NE; Turfbank (long-axis NE-SW; H 0.55m) is c. 1.4m to SE and stream is c. 27m to NW. A slightly rough and fractured sandstone rock (dims. 1.30m NE-SW, 0.50m NW-SE, max. H 0.05m) with a very flat, low profile decorated surface (dims. 1.30m NE-SW, 0.50m NW-SE) which is subrectangular in plan and bearing weathered motifs affected by freeze-thaw. O’Sullivan & Sheehan (1996, 83; Fig. 47c) depict a larger rectangular decorated surface whereby, ‘decoration is confined to the E half

Period:
Bronze Age

Coordinates:
52.01°N, 10.02°W

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