Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Churchacres, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Churchacres
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.05607, -8.15254
- SMR number
- RO004-061----
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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
Close to the E shore of Lough Meelagh (dims. c. 2km E-W; c. 600-1 km N-S) and c. 40m from the N shore. Circular submerged artificial mound of stones (diam. c. 30m) just below the present surface of the lake. A quernstone is visible within the matrix. Crannog (RO004-004----) is c. 100m to the SE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - court tombunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.