Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mass-rock
Clonin, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clonin
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.35124, -7.21035
- SMR number
- OF011-001001-
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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
National Monument No. 532. In pasture on top of Clonin Hill with extensive views of the surrounding countryside. Impressive view of burial mound (OF010-004001-) on top of Croghan Hill 4.5km to W. Natural rock outcrop (H 0.6m x 1.4m x 1.6m) known locally as a mass-rock (SMR File) in SW quadrant of fosse of ring-barrow (OF011-001----). The weathered NW facing surface of the rock contains features of natural weathering except for two horseshoe-shaped symbols and a cross with expanded terminals (SMR File).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 25 January 2016
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Cross - Wayside cross (present location)under 1 mi
- Platform - peatlandunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.