Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mass-rock
Erry (Maryborough), County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Erry (Maryborough)
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Ballinough Big Rock
- Coordinates
- 53.32839, -7.59293
- SMR number
- OF008-068----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located on high ground with good views in all directions. Large natural rock outcrop marked on OS 25-inch map as 'Ballinough Big Rock' which was used during penal times as a mass rock.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 09 June 2014
Nearby in the register
- Designed landscape featureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.