Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Lough Eidin, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lough Eidin
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.97390, -8.14113
- SMR number
- RO007-094----
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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)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
At the SW end of a bay (dims. c. 700m NE-SW; c. 150m NW-SE) at the N extremity of Lough Eidin where the bay opens into the main part of the lake and c. 100-120m from shores to the NW and E. A largely submerged mound of stones (dims. c. 15.5m E-W; 13.3m N-S; max. H 0.2m) with little vegetation. There is no evidence of timber construction.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.