Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Prospect, County Cavan, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Prospect
- County
- Cavan
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Barons Island
- Coordinates
- 54.13720, -7.70489
- SMR number
- CV009-024----
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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
Small almost circular tree-covered island (diam c. 20m) in Brackley Lough, c. 320m from the shoreline. Modern landing place at NE of island.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.