A pair of standing stones known as Geataà na Glóire or “The Gates of Glory” form part of a complex of megaliths in Milltown, in a field next to Slea Head Drive. Just south of these two stones is a long boulder with Bronze Age rock art along its upper surface.
The motifs occupy the northern half of the stone and include at least 18 isolated cup-marks which are distributed randomly about the decorated area, with 8 cup-and-circles occuring along the upper portion of the stone.
On its sloping E face the decoration, with the exception of a single cup-and-circle, is confined to the broad N end. At least 18 isolated cup-marks are distributed randomly about the decorated area, while 8 cup-and-circles occur along the upper portion of the stone. One of the circles spirals slightly, and most are provided with radial lines which follow the downward slope of the face. Beneath these is a complex grouping of cup-marks and straight and curved lines, some of the lines joining up to enclose cup-marks. Three further cup-marks occur at the N edge of the WSW face. Ó Nualláin (1978b, 68) suggests that both these stones may have fallen from an upright position, and Finlay (1973, 9-10) points out that the decoration is likely to have been added subsequent to this as the linear grooves follow the downward slope of the E face. The inclusion of this site in a list of cist-graves by Simpson and Thawley appears to arise from some confusion with another site (Shee 1972, 233).
 J. Cuppage
At the southern end is an isolated cup-and-ring motif.
 A 3D model of the stone created by The Discovery Programme can be accessed at the Sketchfab web site.
In an adjoining field is the Gallán na Cille Brice or the Milestone, a standing stone which is 2.8m high and is 1.38m in width.
Getting to the Milltown Rock Art boulder
The Milltown Rock Art boulder is about a mile (1.6km) west of the town of Dingle. It’s located in the field east of Milestone House on the the north side of the R559 (Slea Head Drive) at 52.13972, -10.29441.
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