Rock Art, TULLAKEEL

Rock Art in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age

This stone is located S of KE091-048---- and is incorporated into an E–W field fence. Both of its opposing flat faces are decorated. The more heavily decorated S face, 1.7m x .8m, features a grid-pattern formed of grooves and a natural fissure, into which various cup-and-ring and cupmark motifs are incorporated. At least eighteen individual cupmarks occur on the grooves, and in the spaces enclosed by the grid. The cup-and-ring motifs cluster towards one end of the decorated face, and include eight cup-and-rings with radial lines and one cup-and-four rings with a radial line. Adjacent to the latter motif is a circular pocked area. The N side of the stone features two cup-and-rings with radial lines (Graves 1877, 288; Finlay 1973, 67–8). See attached drawing of rock art taken from O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, Fig. 68 (a & b) 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. 376. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. In rough pasture (94m OD), on an E-facing slope, overlooking Ardsheelhane River valley N->E->S; views obscured by trees. Small stream is c. 5m to S. Set into drystone wall (H 1.1m; long-axis E-W) and encompassed by holly tree growing on N side of field boundary. Slightly rough and fr

Period:
Bronze Age

Coordinates:
51.87°N, 9.89°W

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