What is recorded here

Twelve shallow cups mark the top of a long stone above Castlehaven Harbour, each no wider than a child's fist. The stone balances on another rock, which in turn stands on smaller pads, as if someone stacked a table for guests who never came. It has watched the harbour for centuries, perhaps marking a boundary, a meeting place, or a gift to the sea.

In pasture, overlooking Castlehaven Harbour. Large stone (L 2.9m; 2.55m x 0.53m) with twelve cupmarks (max. diam. 0.09m) on its upper surface. The stone rests on another large stone which is in turn supported by smaller pad stones. Mentioned by Borlase (1897, 43) as 'dolmen'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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