Rock art in Kealduff Upper

In mountain heath (150m OD), on a NE-facing slope. Excellent view of Behy River valley to NE and overlooked by horseshoe of mountains enclosing SE->SW->N. A smooth and fractured sandstone (dims. 3.00m N-S; 1.50m E-W; max. H 0.15m) which is rectangular in plan. The decorated surface (dims. 2.50m N-S; 1.10m E-W) is has a gentle N-facing tilt and protrudes just above existing ground level. The decorative elements are very weathered and faint consisting of six features. The motifs include a linear arrangement (long-axis N-S) of pickmarks (L 64cm; Wth 1cm; D 3-4mm) at NE side of decorated surface. The pickmarks peter out at S end where there are nine to ten small, single pockmarks. A depressed (D 5mm) cup-and-two-ring motif (overall diam. 13cm; ring Wth 1-1.5cm; D 2mm; cup diam. 1.5cm; D 2mm) is adjacent to W. A short line of pickmarks (L 13cm; Wth 1.5cm; D 4mm), which curves slightly, extends across a prominent step (H 5cm) at S to a short step (H 1cm) at N. An intermittent linear formation of pickmarks (L 1.0m) (average Wth 5mm; D 2-3mm) is on W side. A square depression (dims. 6.5cm x 6.5cm) is located at S end. A cupmark (diam. 6cm; D 4mm) is located at S end of decorated surface and a natural hollow is adjacent to WNW. Rock art (KE071-090----) is c. 14m to NE. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 18 July 2017