Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Lough Key, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lough Key
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.98784, -8.24073
- SMR number
- RO006-201----
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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
In a rectangular bay (dims. c. 400m NE-SW; c. 300m NW-SE) open to the NE on the S shore of Lough Key, c. 170-210m from each shore. Circular overgrown area (diam. 13.5m E-W; 13.2m N-S; H 1-1.5m) of earth and stone in deep water with an L-shaped pier (L 4m; 2m) projecting from it at the WNW edge.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.