What is recorded here

Knockanoulort holds a five-metre linear rock on a west-facing slope in County Kerry, traditional for hidden Catholic worship during the Penal Laws. The stone sits on dead ground, invisible from the north until close approach, wearing aged lichens instead of carved marks. It is not a monumental altar but a quiet shelter, suggesting worshippers valued concealment more than display.

In improved pasture, on a W-facing slope. Large, linear rock outcrop (L 5.4m NE-SW; basal Wth 2.0m NW-SE; Wth at top 0.75m NW-SE). In a sheltered and inconspicuous location, on dead ground and is not evident NW->E, until close approach. No inscriptions are evident upon the stone; numerous aged lichens upon surface. According to local information, this had a tradition of use as a mass rock during the times of the Penal Laws (1691-1727AD). Not depicted upon OS historic mapping. Clearly visible upon modern aerial photography (OSi 2010; Bing 2015). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 9 October 2015

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