Mass-rock in Gort An Imill

In rough marshy grazing surrounded by trees and bushes, on a level area to the S of the Douglas River. A large roughly rectangular boulder (2.8m E-W; 2.65m N-S; H 1.4m), which is partially obscured by moss and overgrowth, was used as a mass-rock during penal times. The boulder has an upsloping edge along its S side and a flat area along its N side. The surrounding area is in known locally as 'Móinteáin an Aifrinn'. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

A mass-rock used during the Penal Days for clandestine Catholic worship; such sites were often hidden in remote locations to avoid detection by authorities. The site reflects the resilience of religious practice under persecution in Ireland.