Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mass-rock
Tawly, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tawly
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.43631, -8.38570
- SMR number
- LE001-064001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1869 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 4. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In a deciduous wood at the N-facing foot of the Dartry Mountains. A sandstone altar (H 0.9m) with an oval top (dims 0.9m x 0.5m) has an incised cross and 'IHS' inscription on one face. The bullaun stone (LE001-064002-) is nearby, and both were established here in 1975 close to their original findspot when the ground around them was paved.
See the attached view of the mass-rock at the centre.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 September 2008
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.