Rock Art, DROMTINE

Rock Art in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age

This weathered, earthfast boulder, 3.45m x 1.65m and .45m high, is located NNE of Dromtine Lough on the S side of a low rise which is surmounted by a caher and a standing stone (KE090-012001-). Close to the N edge of the boulder is a large, circular, pocked area from which three short grooves stem; one groove becomes a radial line for a cup-and-three penannular rings, while another joins the outermost of four rings which enclose a loosely pocked area. The third groove meanders for a short distance. Close to the S edge of the boulder an L-shaped area is defined by a long groove. It features three interlinked motifs, that at E being a broad, shallow cupmark enclosed within four concentric rings. A short groove extends from the outer ring to an external cupmark, and a long curving groove extends from the innermost ring to a broad circular pocked area. The latter is joined by a radial groove to the innermost of two concentric rings enclosing four pock-marks. The remaining motifs on the boulder consist of a cup-and-two circles, two cup-and-circles and nine simple cupmarks. One of the latter features a slightly curved radial line, while one of the cup-and-circles has a radial line. 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. 323. In certain instances

Period:
Bronze Age

Coordinates:
51.87°N, 9.93°W

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