What is recorded here

An Choill Mhór holds rock art on a steep east-facing slope above the Scorid River, overlooking Brandon Mountain and the Maharee Islands. Micheal Ó Coileáin first identified the markings in 2006, pulling them from ordinary pasture into human memory. Whoever chipped those shapes stood where you stand now, watching the bay shift from white to black, making a mark sturdy enough to outlive the hand that made it.

In rough pasture (92m OD), at upper edge of steep E-facing slope which forms one side of Scorid River valley (outflow from Lochadoon). Excellent views of Brandon Mountain range, Brandon Bay and Maharee Islands NW-> N->NE; Overlooked by Slievanea mountain to SW. Not located. Initially identified as rock art by Micheal Ó Coileáin, Heritage Officer, Kerry County Council in his unpublished MA thesis (2006).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 held ritual or territorial significance, possibly linked to landscape features such as the nearby loch and mountain ranges. No specific folklore is recorded, but its positioning suggests a connection to ancient pathways or ceremonial activity.

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