Rock Art, COOLYCASEY

Rock Art in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age

On a steep W-facing slope near the summit of a low hill in an unreclaimed area surrounded by reclaimed fields of pasture with superb views NW-SW over the Fergus estuary and undulating low hills NW-E. There is a lot of cleared stone on top of the hill. A very irregular rough boulder, well set but possibly not outcrop, reported by Micheál Mac Gearailt. The boulder (0.97m N-S; 0.63m E-W; H at N 0.63m; H at S 0.2m) appears to be of sandstone with several quartz inclusions, some with a green mottled covering. The upper surface has a flattish area at SW and rises to a sharp edge to the N. At the W top edge is a straight E-W groove (L 0.095m; Wth 0.02m; D 0.02m) which does not appear to be natural. Slightly further E from the single groove there are a number of indentations (each 0.12m in width) in a row, best visible in low light. The overall area in question is 0.3m x 0.17m. The lower part of the boulder is moss-covered and there is much lichen on the top including the area with the groove. Another boulder of similar geology but with no visible markings is 7m to the W. The following images have been uploaded: CL052-080----_01.jpg View of boulder from W. CL052-080----_02.jpg Close-up of top of boulder from W. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 26 August 2019

Period:
Bronze Age

Coordinates:
52.76°N, 8.72°W

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