Rock Art, LEIGHCLOON

Cupmarked stone in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age

This cupmarked stone was originally located in the ground beside a small house on the E bank of the estuary of Roaringwater River. According to local information, the stone (0.2m x 0.2m x 0.1m) had a cupmark (diam. c. 0.08m) on one side and a double cupmark (diams.: c. 0.05m and c. 0.03m), arranged in a dumb-bell fashion, on the other side. The present location of this cupmarked stone is unknown. 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:
51.55°N, 9.39°W

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