Rock Art, DRISHANE (Carbery West (E.D.) By.)

Cupmarked stone in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age

On top of a steep slope, overlooking Castlehaven Harbour to S. Finlay (1973, 110-111) describes a 'rectangle movable boulder, 115cm x 88cm and 30cm thick' decorated with eighteen cup-marks including a group of three which are conjoined and a pair, also conjoined'. 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

Type:

Cupmarked stone

Period:

Bronze Age

Coordinates:

51.53°N, 9.18°W

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