Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Lough Melvin, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lough Melvin
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.44234, -8.23989
- SMR number
- LE002-014001-
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 1881 "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated c. 100m from the S shore of Lough Melvin, close to Rosclogher church (LE002-015001-). This is a subcircular stony island (dims 21m x 16m; H 1.5m) with evidence of timber construction at the W side. The tower house (002-014002-) is built on top of it.
See the attached view from the N.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 September 2008
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.