What is recorded here

An Choill Mhór holds rock art on a NW-facing slope above Brandon Bay, overlooked by Slievanea mountain. The stones face open water and distant peaks, suggesting people marked this ridge because it commanded the horizon. That much is clear. Whether they prayed, owned territory or simply enjoyed the view, the bay and mountains still answer the gesture.

In mountain heath (95m OD), on a NW-facing slope. Excellent views of Brandon Mountain range, Brandon Bay and Maharee Islands NW-> N->NE; Overlooked by higher ground of Slievanea mountain to SW. Supposedly located c. 16m to S of rock art (KE035-073039-). Not located. No description in SMR file. Initially identified as rock art by Micheal Ó Coileáin, Heritage Officer, Kerry County Council in his unpublished MA thesis (2006). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 7 July 2017

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this rock art may have functioned as a territorial marker, ritual site, or astronomical observatory, given its prominent upland position and wide visibility. No specific folklore is recorded for the site, though its alignment and setting suggest a symbolic or ceremonial role in prehistoric landscape use.

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