Historic site · Ireland
Mass Rock
Mass Rock is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 143 m. Hungry Hill stands 682 m to the north-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Megalithic Tomb, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
Coordinates51.59596, -9.71823
- 0.5 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
- 16.7 mi off the Ring of Kerry
Overlooks nearby
- Finn McCool's Seat · 1 mi
- Seefin · 1 mi
- Altar · 6 mi
- Sailor's Hill · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Seefin: 0.9 mi
- Caher Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Peakeen: 1.7 mi
- Rosskerrig Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Gouladane: 3.9 mi
Beaches
- Ahakista Strand (Kitchen Cove): 3.5 mi
- Trawnablaha: 6.7 mi
- Trá na hAidhleann: 9.1 mi
- Chimney Cove: 9.2 mi
- Traneen: 9.3 mi
Historic sites: 52
- Megalithic Tomb: 0.5 mi
- Kilcrohane Fort: 0.8 mi
- Nora Dalton: 1.7 mi
- Drowning in Dunmanus Bay: 3.0 mi
- Atha Tomais: 3.2 mi
Attractions: 38
- Stone Row: 1.2 mi
- two standing stones: 1.5 mi
- West Cork Sailing & Powerboating Centre: 6.0 mi
- Durrus Cheese: 8.8 mi
- Cadogan's Strand: 9.1 mi
Springs: 19
- Well of the poets: 1.8 mi
- Toberulla: 8.6 mi
- Lady's Well: 11.0 mi
- Tobervanaha: 12.6 mi
- Tobar Chuas an Uisce: 13.4 mi
Artworks: 16
- Captain O'Neill Statue: 14.3 mi
- The Druid: 15.7 mi
- Brushwood Gallery: 17.3 mi
- Scots Pine Ogham Sculpture: 18.3 mi
- Alder Ogham Sculpture: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Droppa: 11.7 mi
- Caoinkeen: 20.1 mi
- Faill a' Tónacáin: 20.7 mi
- Faill Chú: 21.9 mi
- Faill a' chipín: 22.4 mi
Parks: 9
- Snave Pier Picnic Tables: 14.7 mi
- The Wild Garden: 18.4 mi
- South Square Park: 18.4 mi
- North Square Park: 18.5 mi
- Rossa Park: 19.4 mi
Gardens: 8
- Heron Garden: 3.9 mi
- Walled Garden: 12.0 mi
- Derreen Gardens: 12.2 mi
- The Ewe Experience: 14.1 mi
- Inishbeg Gardens: 16.8 mi
Museums: 8
- Bryce House: 12.3 mi
- Allihies Copper Mine Museum: 14.4 mi
- Cape Clear Museum: 14.5 mi
- Coomhola Salmon Trust (Streamscapes): 15.4 mi
- Molly Gallivan's Cottage & Traditional Farm: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Mare's Tail Waterfall: 7.0 mi
- Gleninchaquin Waterfall: 14.3 mi
- Dromanassig Waterfall: 19.8 mi
- Fall Down: 22.0 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Habitat of Derreenies: 12.3 mi
- Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 12.8 mi
- Mucksna Nature Reserve: 19.6 mi
- Páirc Náisiúnta Stairiúil Dhoire Fhíonáin / Derrynane National Historic Park: 21.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
- The Bridge: 13.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Mass Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungry Hill | NNW 333° | 682 m | 7.0 mi |
| Knockowen | N 358° | 658 m | 9.9 mi |
| Maulin | NW 317° | 621 m | 9.1 mi |
| Lackabane | NNW 336° | 603 m | 9.5 mi |
| Eskatarriff | NNW 331° | 601 m | 9.7 mi |
| Coomacloghane | NNW 332° | 599 m | 10.6 mi |
| Cushnaficulla | N 3° | 594 m | 10.2 mi |
| Knocknagree | NW 322° | 586 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:07 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 21:07 | 22:01 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:56 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:43 | 15:30 | 16:32 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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