Rock Art, KILLELTON (Corkaguiny By.)

Rock Art in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age

An irregularly-shaped boulder lying on the strand at the base of the low cliffs that border the S side of Tralee Bay. These cliffs are continually being eroded and the stone may have fallen to its present position from the land above. It measures 1.05m x .94m x a maximum of .35m thick. The upper surface is divided roughly in two, along its E-W axis, by a combination of a natural ridge and a pocked line. Above this to S are about 36 cup-marks varying in diameter from .02 to .09m. At the W edge of this concentration are 2 parallel oval cups and a 3rd less well-defined sub-oval depression. On the N portion of the stone the motifs are less densely distributed. They consist of at least 9 cup-marks and 2 parallel oval depressions from one of which a long groove extends W for .32m. This boulder has been relocated, see KE037-022---- for the present location. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 186. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 8 March 2016 This record is for the original location of the rock art found on the strand at the base of cliffs bordering the S side of Tralee bay.. A smooth and fractured sandstone (dims. 0.98m WSW-ENE; 0.94m NNW-SSE; max. H 0.40m) with an irregula

Period:
Bronze Age

Coordinates:
52.23°N, 9.88°W

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