What is recorded here

Three rings and two radial lines mark a hidden rock at the mouth of the Bridia valley, yet bog, furze and conflicting distance claims still obscure the exact spot. The markings may have guided people through wet darkness or recorded a local belief about the river’s edge. They remain a small challenge to memory, waiting for someone patient enough to find the stone and read what it recorded.

Located at the mouth of the Bridia valley, on a small hillock surrounded by bog, this section of rock outcrop, measuring 2.95m x 1.9m, is decorated at its W end by three annular rings, two of which feature a radial line. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 362. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013 In rough and unimproved boggy pasture, on floodplain to S side of the River Caragh, at the mouth of the Bridia valley; Mullaghanattin and Knockaunanattin mountains to S and SW respectively. Not located. According to O’Sullivan & Sheehan (1996, 106), ‘this section of rock outcrop, measuring 2.95m x 1.9m, is decorated at its W end by three annular rings, two of which feature a radial line’. A low hillock, covered in furze is to E of supposed location; No stones matching the earlier survey description were seen. A description in the SMR file indicates slightly different dimensions for this rock art site (2.50m x 1.80m x 0.50m). This low profile stone could potentially be covered with vegetation or the location co-ordinate is inaccurate. Differing reports in file state the stone is ‘15m SW of the Caragh River’ and ‘c. 100m S of the Caragh River’. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 5 July 2017

Likely dating to the Bronze Age, the rock art at Shronahiree More may have held ritual or symbolic significance, possibly related to territorial markers or celestial observation. The arrangement of annular rings with radial lines is commonly associated with ceremonial or astronomical functions in prehistoric landscapes.

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