Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Loughmerans, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Loughmerans
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.68487, -7.25836
- SMR number
- KK014-063----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 very boggy terrain, formerly a small lough and c. 60-80m from dryland to the S and E. Identified as a circular feature (diam. c. 25m) on an aerial photograph (GSI S448, 1973-7). It consists of a low man-made platform (H c. 1m). The crannog is also visible on satellite imagery (Google earth).
See attached Google Earth images (imagery date 21 April 2011 and 14 September 2019)
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 9 June 2020
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.