Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mass-rock
Newtown (clonbeg Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newtown (clonbeg Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.42756, -8.19015
- SMR number
- TS073-035----
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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
In young forestry, interspersed with heathers, in a small rectangular clearing of Ballynacarty Wood, on a S-facing slope. Superb views to the Galtee Mountains to the N and along the Glen of Aherlow to the E and W. Located within a small rectangular area defined by two courses of drystone walling. A large conglomerate stone (L 3m; Wth 1.75m; H 1.8m) with a rectangular area of roughly coursed stones to the immediate W. These support a flat stone (L 1.6m; Wth 1.2m; T 0.15m) which appears to serve as the altar. There is a small rectangular stone (L 0.25m; Wth 0.2m; T 0.1m) with a depression in the centre on top of the altar, this stone may have served as a stoup and presently contains copper coins. It is known locally as a mass rock.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ogham stone (present location)under 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Cliff-edge fortunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.