Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Portaliff Or Townparks, County Cavan, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Portaliff Or Townparks
- County
- Cavan
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicaetd
- Coordinates
- 54.01407, -7.53877
- SMR number
- CV019-049----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated c. 30m from the NE shore of Bawn Lake. There is local knowledge of a submerged mound of stones and wood that becomes visible when the water level in the lake is exceptionally low. Quernstones have been observed on it, but it is not visible on any aerial images. It was reported by Padraig Lynch.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 3 October 2019
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Wall monumentunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.