Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Ballaghdacker, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballaghdacker
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Stony Island
- Coordinates
- 53.56915, -8.32635
- SMR number
- GA020-001----
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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
In Ballaghdacker Lough. An oval tree-covered island (E-W 90m, N-S 60m) composed of small stones and standing c. 2m above the present water level. A possible causeway is visible at E. Another crannog (GA020-011----) lies c. 100m to N.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.