Rock Art, DRISHANE (Carbery West (E.D.) By.)
Cupmarked stone in Ireland, dating from the Bronze Age
In pasture, overlooking Castlehaven Harbour. Large stone (L 2.9m; 2.55m x 0.53m) with twelve cupmarks (max. diam. 0.09m) on its upper surface. The stone rests on another large stone which is in turn supported by smaller pad stones. Mentioned by Borlase (1897, 43) as 'dolmen'. 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:
- 51.52°N, 9.19°W
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