What is recorded here

Derreenanaryagh hides cup-and-ring markings on two sandstone boulders in marshy Kerry pasture, waiting for fire to strip away the gorse that buried them. Cattle still walk above ancient lines, unaware that human hands once drew rings and grooves beneath the grass. The stones do not need permission to be sacred; they only need someone willing to look after the flame has done its work.

Panel of rock art identified and described by Aoibheann Lambe as follows; 'According to the landowner, the upper surface was revealed after a gorse fire decades ago. In rough poorly drained marshy pasture used for cattle grazing, the upper surfaces of a large erratic sandstone boulder and its smaller neighbour are inscribed with rock art, including cup-and-ring motifs, grooves and cupmarks'. Standing stone (KE072-008----) 140m to the ENE, second standing stone (KE072-009----) 295m to the SSE. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Aoibheann Lambe.

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the rock art may have held ritual or territorial significance, possibly linked to early farming communities or spiritual practices in the landscape. No specific folklore is recorded for this site.

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