What is recorded here

Coomasaharn rock art marks a fractured sandstone ledge above the Behy River valley, where faint cups and rings still appear across its weathered surface. The ledge sits in blanket bog at 172m, tilted toward the valley, with water and moss gathering at its southern edge. Some markings may be hidden beneath that wet border, while the visible ones suggest a place where stone, rain and memory still meet.

In area of blanket bog, on a N-facing slope (172m), overlooking Behy River valley to N. A slightly rough and fractured sandstone rock outcrop (dims. 2.00m N-S; 1.45m E-W; H 0.60m) with an irregular-shaped decorated surface (dims. 0.80m N-S (to waterline); 1.30m E-W) which is SE-facing. The rock art is weathered and faint and is concentrated across the central and southern areas of the rock surface. It consists of a partial cup-and-two ring motif (diam. 19cm) to SW, having a cupmark (diam. 6cm; D 10mm) and rings (Wth 1cm; D 2-3mm); the outer ring is open to N and a cupmark (diam. 4cm; D 6mm) abuts to W. A right angled linear groove (L32cm NE-SW; L 20cm NW-SE; Wth 2cm; D 3mm) off-centre to N, terminates in a small cup-and-ring motif to SW. A faint and narrow meandering groove extends to NW from the main groove and branches off to SW and NW terminating in at least one cupmark to NW. A large, oval cup-and-one ring motif (dims. 28cm N-S; 22cm E-W) is located to S of the right-angled linear groove and has a central cupmark (diam. 8cm; D 10mm) and ring (Wth 1cm; D 2-3mm) of pickmarks, which enclose a large area around the cupmark. Two large cupmarks (diam. 8cm; max. D 10mm) off-centre to S, have a triangle of three small cupmarks (diam. 4cm; D 3mm) in between. A large isolated cupmark is upon the NW area of the decorated surface. Pool of water and sphagnum moss at S-end may cover additional motifs e.g. a possible cup-and-ring motif which is located at the S-edge of decorated surface. Surface may have been prepared prior to applying main rock art motifs as there are a lot of pickmarks all over stone surface, similar to rock art site (KE071-011----) which is c. 5.4m to S. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 27 March 2017

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the rock art may have had ritual or territorial significance, possibly linked to landscape features or waterways. No specific folklore is recorded for this site.

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