Rock Art, BALLYBANE WEST

Rock Art in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age

Adjacent to secondary Ballydehob to Bantry road, overlooking Roaringwater Bay and 300m SE of similar site (CO131-039---). Rock outcrop, known locally as "The Rock of the Rings"; decorated with circles, complete and penannular, five cupmarks and some straight lines (Finlay 1973, 103-104). See attached screenshots of 3D model of the rock art panel created by archaeology.ucc. 3D model can be accessed at the Sketchfab website: https://skfb.ly/SJNO The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 In improved pasture (59m OD), on a SE-facing slope, adjacent to W of a roadside boundary. Limited views from this location and overlooked by higher ground to NW. A smooth and fractured expanse of sandstone rock (dims. 8.00m N-S; 3.00m E-W) which is irregular in plan and has a flat decorated surface (dims. 7.50m N-S; 3m E-W) bearing motifs of varying size and form. The largest motifs consist of five oval and circular ringmarks: A sub-circular ringmark (overall dims. 49cm N-S; 47cm E-W; ring Wth 2.5cm; D 8mm) is to SW and a sub-oval ringmark (dims. 0.50m NNW-SSE; 0.46m WSW-ENE; ring Wth 3-3.5cm; D 9mm) is to NW of the decorated surface; A linear groove (L min

Period:
Bronze Age

Coordinates:
51.59°N, 9.42°W

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