Rock Art, KEALDUFF UPPER

Rock Art in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age

This rectangular boulder is located at the side of a small stream and measures 1.25m x .5m x .35m high. Its decorated upper surface features a cup-and-two rings, a very weathered cup-and-ring, a D-shaped area of light pocking and a natural solution pit. 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. 347. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013 In upland heath and blanket bog, on a NE-facing slope (223m OD), c. 2m to SE of deeply incised gorge of small mountain stream (long axis NE-SW). A slightly rough and fractured, sandstone rock (dims. 1.28m N-S; 0.52m E-W; max. H 0.53m), which has a flat, sub-rectangular decorated surface (dims. 0.70m N-S; 0.40m E-W). The motifs are well-defined and consist of one cupmark (dims. 4.5m N-S; 3.5m E-W; D 3mm) located in SW area; the W-side of the cupmark appears naturaly formed and the E-side man-made, so it is possibly a natural depression reused as a cupmark. There is one cup-and-one ring motif (diam. 8.5cm) having a cupmark (diam. 4.5cm; D 15mm) and ring (Wth 8mm; D 2-3m). One cup-and-two ring motif (dims. 22cm N-S; 23cm E-W) having a cupmark (diam. 6cm; D 13mm) and ring (Wth 2-3cm; D 6-7mm); A radial groove (long-axis N-S) ext

Period:
Bronze Age

Coordinates:
52.01°N, 10.01°W

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