Rock Art, LETTER WEST

Rock Art in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age

In mountain heath and cutaway bog (166m OD), on a gentle NE-facing slope, c. 8m to NNE of rock art site (KE071-172----). Good views of Behy river valley to NE with Seefin and Droum Mountains in background. A slightly rough and fractured, sandstone rock outcrop (dims. 0.58m N-S; 0.2m E-W) which is subrectangular in plan and barely protruding (H 0.06m) above the present ground level. It has an irregular-shaped decorated surface (dims. 0.35m N-S; 0.15m E-W) with a WSW-facing aspect. The motifs are subtle due to being located upon a small, inconspicuous area of rock outcrop with vegetation encroaching from all sides. The decorative elements consist of a single motif (total diam. 15cm) having a cupmark (diam. 4.5cm; D 5mm) enclosed by a wide, dense ring of pickmarks (total Wth 4cm; D 2mm). There are also random pickmarks in the vicinity, to N and SE. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 26 January 2018

Period:
Bronze Age

Coordinates:
52.01°N, 10.01°W

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