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Mass-rock

Ballyleen, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Mass-rock, Ballyleen, County Waterford, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Ballyleen
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
52.17463, -7.29271
SMR number
WA025-129----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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

Situated on a gentle E-facing slope overlooking a broad basin. A boat-shaped rock (dims. 2.3m NW-SE; 1.4-2m NE-SW; H 0.5-0.9m) with a flat upper surface is situated in the SW angle of a subrectangular enclosure (int. dims. c. 23m N-S; c. 18m E-W) that has been excavated into the hillslope (max. D 1m at W), using the excavated material to create an earthen bank perimeter on all sides with a scarp (H c. 1m) on the E, downslope side. The rock has the straight NW edge (L 1.4m; H 0.9m) facing into the enclosure which has no entrance, but the enclosure has been marked on the OS 6-inch maps. There are local traditions of its use as a mass-rock (Power 1988).

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 6 December, 2011

References

Power, F. 1988 Historical Dunhill Landmarks.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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