Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Shanballybaun, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Shanballybaun
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.99310, -8.10922
- SMR number
- RO007-041----
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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 Shanballybaun Lough (max. dims. c. 550m NE-SW; c. 350m NW-SE), c. 100m from the SE shore. Overgrown mound (diam. 5m; H c. 0.4m) of earth and stone with a wide sloping shore benath the water (Wth c. 5m) which then falls away steeply. There are some vertical timbers visible in the water at E.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.