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Crannog

Lough Rea, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Crannog, Lough Rea, County Galway, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Lough Rea
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Long Island
Latest-edition OS map
Long Island
Coordinates
53.19556, -8.57247
SMR number
GA105-198002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 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)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Located within the NE sector of Lough Rea, this is one of six crannogs (see also GA105-198----, GA105-198001-, GA105-198003-, GA105-199---- and GA105-224----) in this area of the lake. The crannog (D 13m) appears to have been artificially built on stones, which extended out from it for a distance of 4m below the water at N and S. The interior rose gradually towards a flat-topped mound (H c. 1.2m). Traces of a bank (L c. 3m; Wth c. 1m; H 0.3m) were visible at S. The interior was densely overgrown with brambles, trees and fallen trees. A possible slipway (L 1.5m; Wth 0.4m) marked by loose stones was evident at N. A possible causeway extended off it at E (information from K. McDonald).

Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG

Date of upload: 8 January 2020

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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