Rock Art, KNOCKNASHANNAGH

Cupmarked stone in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age

In S side of levelled ringfort (12693 )Flat slab embedded in ground with 3 cup-marks (diam. c. 0.05m) on surface. Four additional shallow depressions may be natural. May be same as stone (H 6 feet; Girth 3 feet) recorded by Broker (1937, 32) in recumbent position, 6 feet out from fort. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Type:
Cupmarked stone

Period:
Bronze Age

Coordinates:
52.11°N, 9.15°W

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