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Crannog

Keadew West, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Crannog, Keadew West, County Roscommon, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Keadew West
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Loughard Island
Latest-edition OS map
Loughard Island
Coordinates
54.05563, -8.15196
SMR number
RO004-004----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

At The E end of Lough Meelagh (dims c. 2km E-W; c. 600m-1km N-S), c. 110-130m from the N, E and S shores. Circular overgrown mound (diam. 22.5m N-S; 20.5m E-W; H c. 1m) of earth and stones with timbers visible in the surrounding waters to the W, N and E. Crannog (RO004-061----) is c. 100m to the NW. Monitoring of the construction of a slipway during 2007 on the shore c. 100m to the SE failed to produce any related material (Bangerter 2010).

See the attached view from the shore at SE.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

References

Bangerter, R. 2010 Lough Meelagh, Keadue: Lacustrine. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2007: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 411, No. 1492. Dublin. Wordwell.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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