What is recorded here

Derrynablaha holds a small sandstone boulder in Kerry blanket bog, marked by identical pickholes that may have mapped the scattered glacial erratics around it. The stones still lie hidden beneath moss and water, waiting for a walker to read their shape.

In blanket bog, on a gentle NE-facing slope (94m OD); Kealduff River c. 10m to NE and forestry further to S. A slightly rough and fractured sandstone boulder (dims. 1.00m N-S; 1.30m E-W; max. H 1.04m at E) with an irregular-shaped decorated surface (dims. 10cm N-S; 10cm E-W) which has a W-facing aspect. The rock art is well-defined and consists of several small, yet perfectly formed, identical pickmarks (diam. 7-8mm; D 2mm) occupying NW corner of stone. It is possible that this example of rock art may form a map of the massive glacial erratics deposited in this vicinity. 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 held ritual or territorial significance, possibly linked to water sources or landscape features. No specific folklore is recorded for this site.

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