Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Dower,Lough Gara, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dower,Lough Gara
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.91178, -8.44425
- SMR number
- RO009-087----
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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
On a slight rise in a meadow on the S shore of the Callow Lough of Lough Gara. Circular cairn (diam. 37m E-W; 36m N-S; H 0.5m) which may be natural. (Fredengren 2002, App. 1, P 63; Kiln 021)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.