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Rock art in Kealduff Upper

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In mountain heath (170m), on a NE-facing slope, on S side of stream. Good views overlooking Behy River valley to NE. A slightly rough and fractured grainy sandstone (dims. 3.40m N-S; 1.80m E-W; max. H 0.70m at N) which is sub-oval in plan. It has a triangular decorated surface (dims. 0.35m N-S; 0.65m E-W) which has a SSE-facing aspect. It bears very faint and weathered motifs consisting of a cup-and-three-ring motif (overall dims. 18cm N-S; 22cm E-W; cup diam. 3.5cm; D 4mm; ring Wth 1.5-2cm; D 2-4mm). A cup-and-ring motif (overall diam. 11cm; cup dims. 4cm x 4.5cm; D 5mm; ring Wth 1-1.5cm; D 2mm) is adjacent to WNW and a second, slightly smaller cup-and-ring motif (overall diam. 9cm) is adjacent to NE. Rock art (KE071-178----) is c. 4m to NNW. Duplicate site with KE071-136---- Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 26 January 2018

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