Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mass-rock
Killina, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killina
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.26404, -7.59265
- SMR number
- OF016-027001-
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
Located on a slight rise of natural rock outcrop in an area of undulating countryside with good views. Disused dried up holy well known locally as St Anthony's Well (OF16-027----) located 1.5m to the N and bullaun stone (OF016-027002-) located 3.5m to the S. Mass rock (dims. 2.35m x 1.3m x 0.7m) located beside the holy well which has several initials, an IHS and a date of 1706 carved on its surface (ITA Survey 1942). Bullaun stone located in S corner of walled enclosure.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
References
Irish Tourist Association. Surveys undertaken in the 1940s for the Irish Tourist Association (now Fáilte Ireland) relating to ‘Natural features, antiquities, historic associations etc.' Extracts from these surveys were copied into the Topographical files of the Office of Public Works and these have been incorporated into the Sites and Monuments Record files (National Monuments Service).
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stone (present location)under 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape featureunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.