What is recorded here

Peat now chokes the east edge of the Caherlehillan boulder, yet two sharp cupmarks and a ringed cup still break through the decay. The stone sits seventy metres from its neighbour, waiting for hands brave enough to brush away the living soil and reveal what darkness hidden.

Located c. 70m NNW of rock art site KE070-032----, is a flat topped boulder, 1.5m x .85m x .8m high. The decorated surface features two cupmarks, an annular ring and a cup-and-two rings, and is partly overlain by peat at its E end (information: A. Purcell). The above description is derived from O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. (compilers) 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University press. (1996), no. 266. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 11 June 2013

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this rock art may have had ritual or symbolic significance, possibly linked to water, fertility, or celestial events. Such motifs are commonly found in ritual landscapes across Ireland.

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