Rock Art, KNOCKGLASS MORE

Rock art (present location) in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age

This irregularly-shaped boulder formerly lay on the strand at the base of the low cliffs that border the S side of Tralee Bay (see KE037-084----). It is very likely that the stone may have fallen to this position from the land above due to erosion of this area by the sea. The boulder is described by Cuppage (1986, 63, no. 186) as measuring 1.05m x 0.94m x 0.35m in maximum thickness. The upper surface is divided roughly in two, along its E-W axis, by a combination of a natural ridge and a pocked line. Above this to S are about 36 cup-marks varying in diameter from 0.02 to 0.09m. At the W edge of this concentration are 2 parallel oval cups and a third less well-defined sub-oval depression. On the N portion of the stone the motifs are less densely distributed. They consist of at least 9 cup-marks and 2 parallel oval depressions from one of which a long groove extends W for 0.32m. The stone was moved to its present location in October 1997 (SMR file). To see a 3D model of this monument, visit; https://skfb.ly/6WzuB The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne (1986), 63, no. 186. Updated by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 10 November 2014 On a level grass-covered road margin of N86 Castlegregory-Tralee road at Camp, to E of roadside car park (33m OD) and opposite Fitzgerald’s public h

Type:
Rock art (present location)

Period:
Bronze Age

Coordinates:
52.23°N, 9.89°W

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