Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Aghacarra, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Aghacarra
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.03467, -8.25767
- SMR number
- RO003-015001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated c. 30m from the NW shore of subractangular Cornacarta Lough (dims. c. 700m NW-SE; c. 300m NE-SW). Circular overgrown island (diam. 15m; H 0.5m) of earth and stone with the remains of a collapsed timber palisade visible in the water around the perimeter. The foundations of a rectangular house site (RO003-015002-) (dims. 3m E-W plus; 2m N-S plus) defined by the base of two walls (Wth 1m; H 0.3m) are also visible at the S edge.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.