Rock Art, Castle Island (Carbery West (E.D.) By.)
Cupmarked stone in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age
In a rough pasture area on the N side of a seawater pool, on the SW side of Castle Island in Lough Hyne. A single cupmark (diam. 0.09m; D 0.03m) is visible on the upper surface of outcropping rock. A megalithic structure (CO150-079002-) is c. 20m to the W and a possible earthwork (CO150-079003-) is c. 30m to the SW. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
- Type:
- Cupmarked stone
- Period:
- Bronze Age
- Coordinates:
- 51.50°N, 9.30°W
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