Rock Art, DERREENY

Rock Art in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age

In rough rocky hill pasture, on the lower S-facing slopes of Knockaunanattin Mountain with commanding views S along the valley of the Kealduff River. An earthfast boulder (2.85m NE-SW; 0.9m NW-SE), which is incorporated into a field wall at SW, has weathered motifs carved mainly onto the NE half of its sloping SE face (H 1.1m). The motifs consist of five simple cupmarks (av. diam. 3.5cm; D c. 1cm), twelve cup-and-rings (diam. c. 8-14cm) and one cup-and-three rings (diam. c. 20cm) which dominate the upper half of the stone. A separate area of pock-marks occurs towards the SW end. Further rock art (KE082-074002-) is c. 80m to E. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011 On level area (154m OD) of rough mountain pasture, within an old field system; drystone field boundary is c. 4m to W. Overlooking Kealduff river valley to S. A smooth and unfractured sandstone outcrop (2.85m ENE-WSW; 0.86m NNW-SSE; H 1.04m) which has a vertical, sub-rectangular decorated surface (dims. c. 2.05m ENE-WSW; 0.86m NNW-SSE; H 1.04m) with a SSE-facing aspect, toward Kealduff River valley. The motifs are clearly visible and concentrated toward the eastern side of the ro

Period:
Bronze Age

Coordinates:
51.94°N, 9.79°W

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