Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mass-rock
Harrystown, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Harrystown
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.48834, -7.70421
- SMR number
- WM023-083----
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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 elevated pasture, built into N face of low hill overlooking mill race and old road known locally as Bianconi's road (pers. comm. Dara Reid) immediately to the N. Harrystown flour mill (WM023-084----) located 30m to W, small bridge crossing mill race 8m to NW. This mass rock consists of a flat recumbent slab (L 1.31m; Wth 0.5m; T 0.2m) acting as an altar which was supported on loosely piled stones which has been built into the N face of the hill which rises high above the altar of the mass rock. The mass rock is located beside an old road now used as a laneway which is locally referred to as Bianconi's road. According to the woman living in the nearby mill house this stone was known locally as the mass rock (pers. comm. Dara Reid).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 22 August 2014
Nearby in the register
- Water mill - vertical-wheeledunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.