What is recorded here

In pasture c. 15m E of cashel (CO142-033001-). Partially exposed recumbent stone (L 2m; Wth 0.9m) with twenty-two cup-marks (average diam. 0.07m) visible. 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

Cupmarked stones are typically associated with the Neolithic or Bronze Age periods in Ireland. These markings may have had ritual or ceremonial significance, possibly linked to water or fertility symbolism.

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