Rock Art, BALLYISLAND

Cupmarked stone in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age

In rough pasture, on the NW side of a ridge. Two cupmarks (diam. 0.09m; D 0.03m and diam. 0.08m; D 0.025m, respectively) are visible on the surface of an area of bedrock. There are several other unclear depressions of various sizes on the rock but these appear to be naturally occurring. 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:
51.51°N, 9.29°W

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