Cupmarked stone in Ballyisland

In rough pasture, on the NW side of a ridge. Two cupmarks (diam. 0.09m; D 0.03m and diam. 0.08m; D 0.025m, respectively) are visible on the surface of an area of bedrock. There are several other unclear depressions of various sizes on the rock but these appear to be naturally occurring. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, cupmarked stones are often associated with ritual or ceremonial activity. Their exact meaning remains unclear, though they may have had symbolic, astronomical, or social significance within prehistoric communities.