Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Lough Gowna, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lough Gowna
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.85070, -7.52480
- SMR number
- LF006-012----
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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
In the waters of Lough Gowna, c. 45m to the W of a headland. This oval, high-cairn crannog (31m E–W; 28m N–S) rises 3.3m above the lake-bed. A mid-cairn (6.5m E–W; 3.5m N–S), to the E, consists of densely packed subangular stones and also a small number of shattered stones. It is surrounded by a stony plateau (13.9m E–W; 13.5m N–S). The mid-cairn and plateau seem to be placed on a natural shoal.
Compiled by: Christina Fredengren
Date of upload: 13 January 2013
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.