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. A flat-topped boulder (3.1m N-S; 1.3m E-W; H 0.8m) displays two weathered cupmarks (diam. 4cm; D 1cm and diam. 2.5cm; D 1cm, respectively) towards the N end of the boulder's upper surface. Three separate areas of pock-marks occur along the middle of the boulder to the S. There is another example of rock art (KE082-074001-) c. 80m to the W. 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 In rough mountain pasture, within an old field system, on a SE-facing slope (150m OD) which overlooks Kealduff river valley. A smooth and fractured, oblong, sandstone boulder (dims. 3.1m N-S; 1.3m E-W; H 0.8m) which has a flat-topped, sub-rectangular decorated surface (dims. 0.5m N-S; 0.32m E-W) with a long-axis N-S. The rock art is very faint and concentrated toward the N-end. The motifs consist of an oval cupmark (dims. 3cm x 4cm; D 3mm) with two distinct pickmarks adjacent to N. One cup-and-ring motif (diam. 20cm) having a cupmark (diam. 2.5cm; D 9mm) and a very faint ring (Wth 2.5cm; D 2-3mm). There are areas of pi

Period:
Bronze Age

Coordinates:
51.94°N, 9.79°W

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