Cupmarked stone in Balteen (carbery West (w.d.) By., Kilmore Par.)

On a S-facing slope, beside the entrance drive to a dwelling house. Nine cupmarks (max. diam. 0.07m; D 0.01-0.03m) are visible on the upper surface of a flat-topped roughly rectangular boulder (3.6m NW-SE; 2.9m NE-SW; H 1.1m). 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, the cupmarked stone may have had ritual or ceremonial significance, possibly linked to water or fertility symbolism. Such stones are often associated with wider ritual landscapes, though local folklore or specific use remains undocumented.