Rock Art, COOMASAHARN

Rock Art in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age

The decorated surface of this large square boulder slopes upwards to NW, and measures 2.6m x 2m. The decoration is sparse, but every pockmark is clearly visible. Two ‘Key hole’ motifs are centrally located, one with a long groove extending to the edge of the stone. Two simple cupmarks and a short groove also occur on the rock (Finlay 1973, 47-9). See attached drawing of rock art taken from O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, Fig. 49 (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. 278. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013 In a rough pasture field scattered with abundant boulders and rocks, on a steep SE-facing slope (224m), overlooking Coomasaharn Lake to SE. A slightly rough and fractured, sandstone rock (dims. 2.60m NW-SE; 2.00m NE-SW; max. H 0.40m), which has a sub-rectangular decorated surface (dims. 1.40m NW-SE; 1.10m NE-SW) with a SE-facing aspect. The motifs are clearly visible and largely incomplete, consisting of three cupmarks, two cup-and-keyhole motifs and linear grooves. The large cupmark (diam. 6cm; D 6mm) at SE-end of decorated surface has a small cupmark (diam. 2.5cm; D 4mm) c. 1cm to NW and a short groove (L 7cm; Wth 2cm; D 3mm) located c. 4cm to S.

Period:
Bronze Age

Coordinates:
52.00°N, 10.00°W

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