Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Cavetown Or Ballynahoogh, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cavetown Or Ballynahoogh
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.92978, -8.24507
- SMR number
- RO010-034----
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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 Cavetown Lough (dims. c. 1.5 km E-W; c. 300-700m N-S), at the narrower E end c. 20m from the E shore and c. 50m from the N shore. Circular overgrown island (diam. 30m; H 1m at W to 1.8m at N) composed of earth and stones with two partly submerged wooden posts revetting the perimeter at ENE. Crannog (RO010-035----) is c. 60m to the SSE, and Ballynahoogh castle (RO010-033----) is c. 150m to the NE on the shore.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.