Rock Art, KEALDUFF UPPER

Rock Art in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age

In cutaway bog and blanket peat, on a WNW-facing slope (157m OD), overlooking Lough Naparka to NW, Behy River valley to N and overlooked by Kealduff Cliff to S. A very rough and fractured sandstone rock outcrop (dims. 1.00m NE-SW; 1.70m NW-SE; max. H 0.36m) with an irregular-shaped decorated surface (dims. 0.47m NE-SW; 0.15m NW-SE) which is N-facing. The rock art is very weathered and faint, confined to NW-end of stone. The motifs consist of a circular area (diam. 8cm) defined by a faint ringmark (Wth 5mm; D 3mm) in NW corner of decorated surface. A linear groove (long-axis NNE-SSW) extends (dims. L 25cm NNE-SSW; Wth 2cm; D 5mm) across surface, c. 16cm to SSW; this may be a natural fracture that has been reused as a rock art motif. Field fences close to E and W. Trackway is c. 50m to N. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 27 March 2017

Period:
Bronze Age

Coordinates:
52.01°N, 10.00°W

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