Rock art in Letter West

In mountain heath and cutaway bog (165m OD), on a gentle NE-facing slope, c. 3.5m to SE of a pre-bog field wall and c. 5.5m to W of rock art (KE071-169----). Good views of Behy river valley to NE with Seefin and Droum Mountains in background. A slightly rough and unfractured, sandstone rock outcrop (dims. 1.7m N-S; 1.5m E-W; H 0.35m at E) which is trapezoidal in plan. It has a subrectangular-shaped decorated surface (dims. 1.45m NNE-SSW; 0.4m ESE-WNW) with a WNW-facing aspect. The decorative elements are deeply picked and well-preserved and consist of a partial cup-and-five-ring motif (total dims. 0.4m N-S; 0.32m E-W) having a cupmark (diam. 6cm; D 8mm) and rings (Wth 1cm; D 3-4mm) at SW end of decorated surface. The rings are only visible WNW->N->ESE and are not traceable across the southern half; motif is also interrupted by a natural rise in rock surface at WNW; Three distinct pickmarks adjacent to SW appear to follow the projected fifth ring. A cup-and-two-ring motif (dims. 20cm N-S; 17cm E-W) having a cupmark (diam. 4.5cm; D 6mm) and rings (Wth 1cm; D 2-4mm) is adjacent to NE; connected to a cupmark (diam. 4cm; D 5mm) by a short radial groove. A cup-and-three-ring motif (total diam. 29cm) having a cupmark (diam. 6.5cm; D 9mm) and ring (Wth 1-2cm; D 3-4mm) is off-centre to NE of the decorated surface; Two cupmarks (max. diam. 3cm; D 3-4mm) are adjacent to W and NW. Three cup-and-one-ring motifs (max. dims. 14cm N-S; 16cm E-W) having a cupmark (diam. 7.5cm; D 4mm) and ring (Wth 1-2cm; D 2mm) are generally located along the western area of the decorated surface; radial grooves extend from three of these. Nine square depressions (L 5mm x 6mm; D 4mm) deliberately applied to surface and similar to features recorded upon two other rock art sites (KE071-155---- and KE071-161----). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 26 January 2018