Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Derrew (carra By., Ballyovey Par.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derrew (carra By., Ballyovey Par.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Priest Island
- Latest-edition OS map
- Priest Island
- Coordinates
- 53.71410, -9.29615
- SMR number
- MA099-019----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a headland in Cloon Lough with Aille River to E. Oval-shaped cairn of stone (14.2m N-S; 11.7m E-W; H 1.2m), apparently artificially constructed. Large tree grows in interior, shown surrounded by water in OS map (1838), now on dry land.
The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 307.
Date of upload: 22 January 2013
Nearby in the register
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.