Rock Art, BALLYNAKILLY (Iveragh By., Glanbehy ED)

Rock Art in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age

In rough pasture field, scattered with rock outcrop and boulders, on a W-facing slope (174m OD); Roadside field boundary is c. 8m to E. Mountains NE->E->S and overlooking Behy River valley to N. A smooth and fractured, sandstone rock (dims. 4.20m NW-SE; 2.40m NE-SW; max. H 1.45m), which has a rectangular shaped decorated surface (dims. 1.40m NW-SE x 0.90m NE-SW) and an E-facing aspect. The rock art is readily visible and consists of a number of motifs. A cupmark (diam. 3.5cm; D 5mm) is located at NW of decorated surface and is connected to another cupmark (diam. 4.5cm, D 4mm) by a linear groove (L 8.5cm; Wth 1cm; D 3mm) to E. A linear groove (L 7cm ESE-WNW; Wth 1cm; D 3mm) connects the second cupmark to a sub-rectangular depression (L 13.5cm E-W; 8cm N-S). This motif is conjoined at SE to the outer ring of cup-and-three ring motif (diam. 16cm) having a cupmark (diam. 2cm; D 4mm) and ring (Wth 1cm; D 4mm). A second cup-and-three-ring motif (diam. 19cm) having a cupmark (diam. 1.5cm; D 3mm) and ring (Wth 1cm; D 3mm) is located to S. A third cup-and-three-ring motif (diam. 20cm) having a cupmark (diam. 1.5cm; D 3mm) and ring (Wth 1cm; D 4mm) is located c. 9cm to NE of the aforementioned sub-rectangular depression. An L-shaped depression overall wth 17cm WSW-ENE x 13cm NNW-SSE, groove wth 1cm, D 4mm, cup diam. 2cm, cup D 5mm) is located 17cm to SSE. A fourth cup-and-three-ring moti

Period:
Bronze Age

Coordinates:
52.01°N, 9.96°W

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