Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Kilgellia, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilgellia
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.06079, -9.08266
- SMR number
- MA040-075----
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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)
- 1841 · 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 roughly in the centre of the N half of Ballymore Lough. This crannog is shown on the 1838 and 1922 OS 6-inch maps as an island. It is composed of a roughly oval stone cairn (23m NE−SW; 27.1m NW−SE) which slopes steeply into the water at its outer edges. When inspected in 1988, the top of the crannog was c.1.3m above water level, and was largely tree-covered. Much animal bone was noted in the water around the perimeter. Two small stone buildings and a landing slip have been built on the island in recent times, related to the use of the island as a base for shooting wildfowl. Two other crannogs (MA040-108----; MA040-109----) are located, respectively, c. 60m and c. 170m to W.
Attached image:
MA040-075----_01.JPG Crannog viewed from SW
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 17 July 2017
Nearby in the register
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.