Rock Art, COOMASAHARN

Rock Art in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age

Built into drystone field boundary, enclosing N-side of old farmstead and defining S-side of bohereen, on a SE-facing slope (208m OD). A slightly rough and unfractured, upright sandstone (dims. 0.85m NE-SW; Wth 0.15m; max. H 0.80m) with a sub-rectangular decorated surface (dims. 0.75m NE-SW; 0.30m NW-SE) which is N-facing. Possibly ex-situ given that it is incorporated into field boundary. The rock art is weathered and faint and is obscured by grey and light green lichens across the decorated surface. It consists of a cluster of pickmarks enclosed by a ringmark (dims. 10cm x 8cm; D 2mm) to E-side. A partial angular ring (dims. 17cm x 12cm; D 3mm) is to W-side; the incomplete part of this motif may have degraded due to freeze/thaw action. Possible trace of a cupmark is off-centre to E, within interior of partial angular ring motif. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 27 March 2017

Period:
Bronze Age

Coordinates:
52.00°N, 9.99°W

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