Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Portnacrinnaght,lough Gara, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Portnacrinnaght,lough Gara
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.91901, -8.43616
- SMR number
- RO009-026002-
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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
On reclaimed land In marshy ground in a bay on the E side of Lower Lough Gara. Included as a crannog (Cross 1953) where an iron ferule, whetstone and one chert flake were found. It is no longer visible at ground level, although there is a cairn just to the N. (Fredengren 2002, App. 1, P 60; Kiln 009)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.