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

Rock Art in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age

In pasture field, on a NW-facing slope (169m OD), with frequent rock outcrop and boulders scattered across this area. Overlooked by mountains to SE and overlooking Behy River valley to N. Field boundary and road are located 4.2m to E. A slightly rough and fractured, sandstone rock outcrop (dims. 2.80m N-S; 2.65m E-W; max. H 0.75m) with a sub-rectangular decorated surface (dims. 0.6m N-S; 0.60m E-W) which is ESE-facing. The rock art is very weathered and faint, concentrated off-centre to S of the decorated surface. A natural fissure (long-axis N-S) enhanced by grass growing within, truncates the S-half of the stone surface. The motifs consist of a partial cup-and-ring motif (diam. 10cm) having a cupmark (diam. 6cm; D 4mm) and half ring (Wth 1cm; D 4mm) open to S, is located to immediate E of fissure. A second partial cup-and-ring motif (diam. 10cm) to W of fissure, has a cupmark (diam. 4.5cm; D 5mm) and a half ring (Wth 1cm; D 4mm) of pickmarks, which is open to N. Five cupmarks (diam. 4-6cm; D 4mm) of which four are to W of the fissure and one to E. Rock art site (KE071-099----) is c. 14m to NW. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 27 March 2017

Period:
Bronze Age

Coordinates:
52.01°N, 9.96°W

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