Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mass-rock
Gorteen (fartullagh By.), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gorteen (fartullagh By.)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.48383, -7.33898
- SMR number
- WM026-125----
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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
Information panel inside W porch of R. C. church at Gainestown located 940m to E mentioned the presence of a mass-rock in the adjoining townland of Gorteen. According to the information panel 'mass was celebrated by the Dominican priests who fled Mullingar town and resided at a house of refuge on the shores of nearby Lough Ennell'.
Large earthfast rock outcrop (dims. Wth 4.8-5.1m; T 3.1-3.6m; H 2.1-4.1m) with broad flat face orientated to the SE set into SE facing slope of low ridge in undulating rocky grassland. Small pond located 100m to NNE, ringfort (WM026-030----) with adjoining 19th century cottage 260m to SE.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 29 August 2018
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.