What is recorded here

Black moss holds a thin semi-circle on warm sandstone, while Kenmare water and Staigue valley glow below the heath. The mark is small enough for one palm, yet it faces the widening world like a checkpoint between land and sea. Others may have sat beside it, sharing food or silence, because people still return to places where the earth shows its edge.

In mountain heath (168m OD), in an area of rock outcrop, on a SW-facing slope; Excellent views of sea/Kenmare River estuary to S and Staigue river valley to W. A smooth and fractured sandstone (dims. 3.00m N-S; 4.30m E-W) which is subrectangular in plan. The decorated surface (dims. 0.25m N-S; 0.15m E-W) is generally flat and bears a single decorative element which is partially obscured by black mosses. This is a semi-circular motif (dims. 24cm N-S; 11cm E-W; Wth 1mm; D 1-2mm) visible N->E->S. Rock art (KE107-017---- and KE107-018----) are c. 40m to SE and NE, respectively. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 26 January 2018

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this rock art may have had ritual or territorial significance, possibly linked to landscape features such as the river valleys and estuary visible from the site. No specific folklore is recorded, but its positioning suggests it was part of a broader ceremonial or navigational landscape.

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