Cupmarked stone in Reenmeen West

In rough grazing, on an area of cutaway bog at the S end of a ridge, to the N of Glengarriff village. A single cupmark (diam. 0.05m; D. 0.02m) is visible on the exposed surface of a boulder (3m E-W; 2.6m N-S; H 0.7m) which is partially covered with gorse. Another cupmarked stone (CO090-027001-) is c. 30m to the S. 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 land fertility given its location on a cutaway bog. Such markings are often associated with symbolic or astronomical functions in prehistoric landscapes.