Rock Art, COOMASAHARN

Rock Art in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age

This hogback-shaped rock measures 3.9m long. The decoration is confined to its S face, and consists of simple cupmarks and cupmarks enclosed in both annular and penannular rings. Radial grooves extend from many of the cupmarks, and in some instances from the rings, to run down the slope of the rock. Some of these reach over a metre in length and a number terminate in cupmarks (O’Kelly 1958a, 2-3, No.2; Finlay 1973, 44). See attached drawing of rock art taken from O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, Fig. 50 (a) 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. 274. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013 In upland mountain heath, on an elevated siting of a N-facing slope (196m OD), overlooking Lough Naparka to NW, Mountain Stage to N, River Behy valley to NE and span of mountains (Seefin, Beenreagh, Macklaun) to E. Kealduff Cliff overlooks the rock art site to SW. A slightly rough and unfractured hogbacked sandstone rock outcrop (dims. 1.80m N-S; 3.90m E-W; max. H 0.55m), which has a long, clean, convex surface (dims. 1.15m N-S x 2.50m E-W) which is decorated on top and continuing onto the SE-facing aspect. The motifs are well defined and comprise of approximately forty-seve

Period:
Bronze Age

Coordinates:
52.01°N, 9.99°W

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