What is recorded here
Embedded in the E face of a field boundary which runs alongside a small stream running N-S in mountain valley. A large limestone boulder (H 0.8m; Wth 1m; T 0.4m) known locally as a mass-rock (Griffin and Griffin 2000, 41).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
A mass-rock traditionally associated with clandestine Catholic worship during periods of religious persecution in Ireland; such sites were used for holding Mass in secret. Local folklore often links these rocks to saints or holy figures, though specific associations for this site are not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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IndicatedCauseway · 1.2 mi
Derry CastleCastle · 1.2 mi
Townlough CastleCastle · 1.4 mi
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Seagull IslandIslet · 1.8 mi
Rinnaman PointHeadland · 2.2 mi