Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mass-rock
Carrickilla, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrickilla
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.88011, -8.10111
- SMR number
- RO017-211----
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 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
In a hollow (diam. c. 15m) in an undulating landscape. An L-shaped wall (Wth 0.6-0.8m; H 0.1-0.3m) running W (L 4m) and S (L 3.5m) at the NE edge of the hollow has a globular stone (dims 0.3m x 0.6m; H 0.75m) at the angle, which is the Mass-rock. (Beirne 2000, 196)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Beirne, Rev. F. 2000 The Diocese of Elphin. People, places and pilgrimage. Blackrock. The Columba Press.
Nearby in the register
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- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.