What is recorded here

Derreeny holds three cup-and-ring marks and four plain cups on a small sandstone ledge above the Kealduff River valley. The marks remain sharp inside rough Kerry pasture, suggesting someone shaped stone rather than merely saw lines already given by nature. A roofless ruin sits nearby, keeping the place tied to human memory instead of abandoned to moss and rain.

In rough pasture, within drystone field system, on a SE-facing slope (161m OD), overlooking Kealduff River valley to S. A slightly rough and fractured sandstone rock outcrop (dims. 1.00m N-S; 1.20m E-W; max. H 0.38m at NW) with natural striations (long-axis N-S; D c. 2mm). Rock has a sub-rectangular decorated surface (dims. 0.63m N-S; 0.52m E-W) which has an E-facing aspect. The rock art is very well-defined and consists of three equally sized cup-and-one ring motifs (diam. 9cm) each having a cupmark (diam. 2.5cm; D 3-5mm) and ring (Wth 1cm; D 3mm), occupying the SW margin. The two cup-and-ring motifs to SE are picked and clearly visible and that to NW is defined by numerous pickmarks and is very distinct. A cluster of four cupmarks (diam.3.5-4cm; D 2-3mm) are uniform in plan and located to NW. A roofless ruin is c. 18m to SSW. 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 early farming communities in the region. No specific folklore is recorded for this site.

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