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Locality: |
Glanmore |
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Region: |
County Kerry |
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Dingle Peninsula |
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Environment & Surface |
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Altitude:
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130 m
Open-air
Shelter
Cave
Portable
Megalithic
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Geography: |
Located on the northern slopes of a steep-sided valley (An Gleann Mor) with a small river. Situated on the small knoll facing southwest. Landuse consists of grazing pasture. |
Proximity: |
Above a small river, 4m from an unclassified megalithic structure (probable grave), and west of a large pre-bog field system which also features a number of other site types (unclassified stone structures, three enclosures, a mound, a cairn, a wedge tomb) |
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Geology: |
Sandstone slab |
Surface: |
Flat, smooth and encrusted with flat lichens. Approximately 90 degrees inclination |
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Dimensions:
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Length 1.47 m.
Width 1.25 m.
Depth 0.28 m.
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Art |
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Description: |
Engravings
Paintings
Painted engravings
High or low-relief
Sculpture
Two possible cup marks are visible on the SE face of a standing stone located approximately 4.5m north of an unclassified megalithic structure. These are rather large and deep in comparison to other similar motifs on the peninsula. A possible cup lies below these, and an area of spalling beneath this. A third and much smaller cup is visible on the southwestern edge of the stone. It is possible that these hollows may be natural, or enhanced natural features.
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Figures: |
total number 3
Cups only
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Chronology: |
Palaeolithic
Epipalaeolithic - Mesolithic
Neolithic
Copper Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Roman
Middle Age
Modern
Unknown
No absolute dates are available but generally accepted as Late Neolithic / Early Bronze Age
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Conservation |
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Status: |
Public
Private
Park
Classified site
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Risk: |
Exposed to natural causes of erosion and weathering. It was apparent during the site visit that the sheep grazing in the field use the stone as a scratching post, and this is leaving a polished patina on the surface. |
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Conservation: |
Good
Quite good
Mediocre
Bad
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Intervention: |
Recorded by Cuppage (1986). Listed in the Sites and Monuments Record of Ireland |
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By |
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| Record n. 375 / 807 |
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EuroPreArt, European Prehistoric Art, is a web-based archaeological project funded by the European Union which aims to establish a lasting data-base of European prehistoric art documentation, to launch the base of an European institutional network and to contribute to the awareness of the diversity and richness of European Prehistoric Art.
It is proposed by: Instituto Politécnico de Tomar (IPT, Portugal),
CUEBC - European University Centre for Cultural Heritage (Italy - Europe),
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España),
Asociación Cultural Colectivo Barbaón (España),
Université de Liège (Belgique),
Gotland University College (Sverige),
University College Dublin (Eire),
Cooperativa Archeologica Le Orme dell'Uomo (Italia),
Study Centre and Museum of Prehistoric Art of
Pinerolo (Italia),
The European Centre for Prehistoric Research in the Alto Ribatejo (Portugal),
ArqueoJovem - a youth NGO (Portugal).
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