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Crannog

Cornacullew, County Longford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Crannog, Cornacullew, County Longford, 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
Cornacullew
County
Longford
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.89292, -7.70825
SMR number
LF002-020----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1811 · 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

At the SE end of Lough Nabelwy, which has a stony shoreline. This oval, high-cairn crannog (19.8m E–W; 14m N–S) rises 1.8m above the soft, muddy lake-bed and is moderately overgrown with grass, a tree and some shrubs. Two centrally located, low cairns (covering an area 8.4m N–S; 7.2m E–W) consist of a thin layer of angular and subangular sandstones spread out over what seems to be a timber floor. The edges of the crannog are submerged but stones forming a plateau are evident all around it. Vertical timbers (L c. 1.5m; Wth c. 0.15m) were noted on this part of the crannog and a possible vertical post was found to the S of it. The edges of the crannog are distinct in material and form against the lake-bed. A rectangular feature (2m NE–SW; 1m NW–SE) at the SW, composed of subangular stones, may be a small jetty.

Compiled by: Christina Fredengren

Date of upload: 13 January 2013

Nearby in the register

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

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