Rock Art, BALTEEN (Carbery West (W.D.) By., Kilmore Par.)

Cupmarked stone in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age

On the W side of a road on a S-facing slope. At least seven cupmarks (max. diam. 0.1m; max. D 0.04m) are visible, mainly on the upper half of the E face of a vertical stone slab (L 1.1m; H 0.9m; T 0.1m) that is built into a roadside field boundary. The slab is obscured by briars. 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, 9.77°W

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