Cupmarked stone (present location) in Knockanenacrohy

In pasture, on S-facing slope. Large recumbent slab (L 4.4m; 1.59m x 0.6m) with fifteen cupmarks (max. diam. 0.12m) mostly occurring on S end. According to local information, the stone was originally upright and located a short distance from its present position. 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

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this cupmarked stone may have had ritual or ceremonial significance, as cupmarks are often associated with symbolic or ritual practices in prehistoric contexts. Local tradition suggests it was originally an upright standing stone, possibly part of a larger monument or alignment.