What is recorded here

Farrandau holds a flat slab marked with twenty-five cupmarks, one dumb-bell motif and two cupmarks wearing penannular circles. The stone lay face down outside a cashel entrance until people over-turned it in 1869, pulling ancient lines back into human sight. That sudden reveal suggests the marks waited patiently for curiosity, turning a forgotten boundary into a place where memory can be touched.

Located 1.4m outside entrance to cashel (CO142-070001-); cup-marked stone (CO142-070005-) in interior. Flat slab (l 1.6m; Wth 1.36m; H 0.13m) supported by smaller stones. Decoration includes twenty-five cupmarks, one dumb-bell motif and two cupmarks wtih penannular circles. According to Somerville (1931, 8-9) the stone was originally face downwards and was over turned in 1869 to reveal the cup-marks. See attached screenshots of 3D model of the rock art panel created by archaeology.ucc. 3D model can be accessed at the Sketchfab website: https://skfb.ly/EvwY 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 Bronze Age, the cup-marked stone at Farrandau may have had ritual or symbolic significance, possibly linked to water or fertility. Such markings are commonly found in ritual contexts and may reflect early ceremonial practices.

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