What is recorded here

Beside Man-made underground passage (CO132-006002-), in univallate ringfort (CO132-006001-). Stone (L 1.3m; Wth 0.85m); probably displaced lintel, with eight cupmarks. 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

Probably dates to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, given its association with a ringfort and passage tomb. Cupmarks may have had ritual or astronomical significance, possibly linked to water or fertility symbolism in prehistoric belief systems.

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