Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Lough Carra, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lough Carra
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.70365, -9.25753
- SMR number
- MA100-161----
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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
In Lough Carra, in narrow stretch of water 250m from land, 480m N of causeways (MA100-159----), (MA099-037----). Circular-shaped island (15m N-S; 15m E-W) is possibly an artificial stone cairn, formed around some natural rock. Interior is overgrown.
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. 301. (N.B incorrectly numbered 100:160)
Date of upload: 21 January 2015
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.