Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Coolnaha South,Togher (Costello By.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolnaha South,Togher (Costello By.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.78943, -8.75758
- SMR number
- MA093-027001-
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1790 · Composite: 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
This crannog is shown on the 1838 and 1916 OS 6-inch maps as small, circular island. It is a circular structure (diam. c. 27.5m N−S) with a raised centre which slopes down towards the surrounding water level, with a sudden drop at the edge to a depth of c. 2m. When inspected in 1988, timber stakes were noted protruding around the stony edge of the crannog just below water level, and a large amount of animal bone was visible scattered around the edge. It is densely overgrown with bushes, reeds and nettles. Another crannog (MA093-090----) is located c. 120m to NE.
Nearby in the register
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.