Rock Art, NEESHA

Rock Art in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age

In mountain heath (266m OD), on SE-facing spur of Macklaun Mountain, overlooking valley of Meelagh River to S and SE. Excellent views of surrounding landscape, particularly along valley to Caragh Lake at NE and the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks and Carrauntoohill to ENE. A slightly rough and fractured sandstone boulder (dims. 1.9m NNW-SSE; 2.1m ENE-WSW; H 0.55m at SE) which is subrectangular in plan. It has an irregular decorated surface (dims. 0.65m NNW-SSE; 1.0m ENE-WSW) which is generally flat with a very slight SSE-facing tilt. The decorated surface bears four, very clear cupmarks (range diam. 6-8cm; D 6-8mm) bearing a distinct picked inner surface. They are arranged as a close pair toward E side and a distant pair toward W side of stone; one of the cupmarks to E is slightly distorted. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 18 July 2017

Period:
Bronze Age

Coordinates:
51.98°N, 9.94°W

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