Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Lough Gara,portnacrinnaght, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lough Gara,portnacrinnaght
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.91592, -8.42347
- SMR number
- RO009-035----
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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 the N shore at the E end of the Callow Lough of Upper Lough Gara, and known locally as 'Drury's Island'. Subcircular overgrown area (dims. 27m E-W; 23m N-S; H 0.4-1.4m) of earth and stone with some animal bones visible. There is a cairn (diam. 4m) on the flat top (diam. 8m) with a gently sloping shore (Wth c. 5m). (Fredengren 2002, App. 1, P 61; Kiln 013)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.