What is recorded here

Coomasaharn holds eight small cupmarks on a smooth sandstone slab beside a bog trackway in County Kerry. The marks cluster near both edges of the rock, worn shallow by traffic and time, while the Behy River valley appears to the north. Anyone passing must step around or drive across the stone, repeating an old interaction between human movement and marker.

On a bog trackway, on a gentle NE-facing slope (152m OD), c. 6.5m to NE of rock art site (KE071-060----). Views of Behy River valley to N. A smooth and unfractured sandstone rock outcrop (dims. 1.40m NW-SE; 1.65m NE-SW; max. H 0.25m at N) with an irregular-shaped decorated surface (dims. 0.45m NW-SE; 0.40m NE-SW) which is flat with a very slight E-facing tilt. The rock outcrop occupies most of trackway width and is slightly damaged by vehicles. Motifs are concentrated to S-end of rock face and are worn due to location on trackway. The motifs consist of eight subtle cupmarks (average diam. 2-3cm; D 2-5mm), five of which are clustered to SE margin and three close to NW. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 27 March 2017

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the rock art may have served a ritual or territorial function, possibly linked to movement across the landscape or marking a significant route. No specific folklore is recorded for this site.

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