What is recorded here
Rock art in Teeromoyle is a bedrock panel in County Kerry, Ireland, marked by three cup marks and an oval engraving. George Currie identified the marks as rock art in 2018, giving the stones a date but not a voice. They may have been made for counting, praying, claiming a boundary, or simply enjoying the resistance of stone. Under that uncertainty, the panel becomes a chamber where human attention still presses into the landscape.
A stretch of bedrock measuring approximately 4m x 2m x 1m , bearing three cup marks at its lower eastern edge and an oval engraving 1m to the west of the cups. Identified as rock art by George Currie (2018).
Compiled by Matt Kelleher
Date of upload: 29 May 2018
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the rock art at Teeromoyle may have held ritual or symbolic significance, possibly related to land use, territorial markers, or ceremonial practices. The combination of cup marks and an oval engraving is commonly found in prehistoric contexts across Britain and Ireland, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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