Mass-rock in Killinga

In pasture, on level ground. Prostrate slab of shale (L 2.7m; Wth 2m; H 1.45m) broken at S end. Adjacent upright (H 0.66m; 0.66m x 0.46m) sandstone pillar, orientated E-W. Pock-marks on SE end of prostrate stone. Locally known as "mass rock". 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