Rock Art, BALLYNAKILLY UPPER

Rock Art in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age

In centre of improved pasture field, on a NW-facing slope (166m OD). Distant view of Atlantic Ocean to N, between Drung Hill and Droum; Coomasaharn mountains to W. A substantial sandstone boulder (dims. 4.40m NW-SE; 3.50m NE-SW; max. H 1.80m), which has three roughly rectangular decorated surfaces: The main decorated surface (dims. 1.30m NW-SE; 0.50m NE-SW) is located close to ground level at NE-side of NW-facing aspect; the second decorated surface (dims. 0.65m N-S; 0.20m E-W) is on top of the boulder and the third decorated surface (dims. 3.2m N-S; 2.3m E-W) is on the SE-facing aspect. The boulder is slightly rough and fractured and the rock art is weathered yet traceable. The main concentration of motifs are upon the NE-facing aspect and consist of two similar motifs each comprising of a simple cross enclosed by a circular ring at S-side of decorated surface. The western cross-and-ring motif (dims. 15cm N-S; 14cm E-W; D 4mm) is connected to the eastern cross-and-ring motif (dims. 18cm N-S; 15cm E-W; D 4mm) by a linear groove (L14cm; Wth 1cm; D 3-4mm). A second linear groove (L 20cm; D 4mm) links the eastern cross-and-ring motif to a cup-and-two-ring motif, at NW. This cup-and-two-ring motif (diam. 18cm) has a cupmark (diam. 2cm; D 3mm) which is enclosed by a complete inner ring and an incomplete outer ring that is truncated by a linear groove (L 12cm) at W. A penannular ring

Period:
Bronze Age

Coordinates:
52.02°N, 9.96°W

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