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Kilfarnoge

Rock Art
Ventry
Kilfarnoge
KE052-303----
Kathleen Reen

This boulder (c. 2m x 1.5m tapering from a max. height of 1.3m to 0.6m) formally stood at the edge of a sea-cliff at Ventry Harbour. In 2012 it slipped from this position to the seashore below (pers. comm. Lar Dunne).

Kilfarnoge


The art is restricted to the uppermost area of the boulder only and includes a double ringed motif with central cup mark, two double pennannular ringed motifs with cup marks, a single pennannular ring with a radiating groove, a single annular ring and about six cup-marks, two of which have connecting radial grooves (Dunne 1998).


Compiled by: Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 21 August 2014.


Monument originally identified as rock art by Lar Dunne (1998). A survey by Connie Murphy (2000) noted that this boulder was situated in a precarious position upon upper cliff edge.
Current survey confirms boulder is presently located in an upright position, c. 15-20m in height below previous siting. It is situated at the High Water Mark (HWM) upon a rocky and sandy shoreline, between seaweed-clad rocks and base of cliff.

An ex-situ, slightly rough and fractured sandstone conglomerate (dims. L 2.03m; Wth 1.75m; T 0.90m) having a subrectangular decorated surface (dims. L 1.20m; Wth 0.85m) with a N-facing aspect. The motifs are very eroded by sea and the elements and consist of a cup-and-ring motif (overall diam. 17cm; cup diam. 10cm; D 8mm), a cup-and- two-ring motif (overall diam. 17cm; D 3mm) and a pennanular cup-and-two-ring motif (overall diam. 18cm; cup diam. 3cm x 4cm; D 6mm).
Three single cupmarks (diam. 4.5-8cm; D 4-11mm) and a pair of cupmarks connected by a linear groove, are to N and E. Two linear and one angular groove are located toward E side of the decorated surface. A cluster of four pickmarks (overall diam. 12mm; D 5-7mm) arranged in a square-shape, are in the NE area. Two pickmarks enclosed by partial ring (overall diam. 13cm) are at eroded northern edge of stone.

This rock art is best accessed from the seashore to NW.


Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

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