In tillage. Bowman (1934, 20) recorded two stones about 3ft apart, one upright, the other flat, with a whitethorn tree growing between them; tradition that Mass was celebrated on the larger of the two during penal times. Site consists of two natural rock outcrops: largest (2.1m E-W; 1.4m N-S; H 0.95m) was c. 0.4m to N of smaller stone (1m N-S; 0.9m E-W; H 0.2m). Local tradition persists that stones cured warts.
14999,CO05297,MARO,CO034-059—-,CORK,CASTLEBLAGH,R114236,571502,598459,52.137255879999998,-8.416300840000000,Mass-rock,NULL,’Mass stone’ (1935),https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO034-059—-,Embedded atop boundary fence on S side of road; partially obscured by briars. Rectangular flat-topped sandstone block (0.65m N-S; 0.7m E-W; min. H 0.3m). Recorded by Lee (1932

Monument Type: Mass-rock

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