Coomasaharn Cupmarked Stone

Summary: A boulder with rock art near Lake Coomasaharn which has a cup with two rings and three small cup motifs.

  • Site type: Rock engraving
  • Number of motifs: 3
  • Motif/s: Cup-and-Ring
  • Quality: 2.5/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 2018

The Coomasaharn area in County Kerry has hundred of neolithic stone carvings, with one of the largest concentration of rock art in western Europe. This boulder near a field boundary contains at least one cup with two rings; another three small cups have been documented.

IMG 7196 LR Coomasaharn Cupmarked Stone

The cup-and-ring motif was identified as rock art by George Currie in 2018.

IMG 7195 LR Coomasaharn Cupmarked Stone

Getting to Coomasaharn rock art

Part of a large cluster of rock art sites at the northern end of Coomasaharn Lake, this boulder is reached via short walk from the last houses at the end of the road. Located at 52.00185, -9.99402 the boulder is on the other side of a low fence that runs along the road.

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