Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mass-rock
Tullynascreen, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tullynascreen
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.17203, -8.27433
- SMR number
- LE017-013----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on the N bank of an E-W stream in its deep valley, c. 30m S of an E-W lane where there is parking for two cars. A large boulder (dims 2.8m N-S; 1.8m E-W; J 0.9m at N to 1.7m at S) with no markings was conserved c. 1999 and Mass is said annually here since then. (Clancy and Forde 1980, 7)
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 revised upload: 4 July 2017
References
Clancy, E. and Forde, J. 1980 Ballinaglera parish, Co. Leitrim: aspects of its history and tradition. Ballinaglera. Authors.
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
- Bullaun stone2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.