Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Clooncraff (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clooncraff (roscommon By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.86627, -8.06601
- SMR number
- RO017-096----
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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
About 50m from the N shore of triangular Dooneen Lough (dims. c. 500m E-W; c. 200m N-S at W). Subcircular overgrown area (dims. 21.5m E-W; 17m N-S) constructed of earth and stone, with a raised central mound (diam. 16m; H 1-1.3m). Horizontal timbers and vertical posts are visible underwater around the perimeter SE-N.
See the attached aerial view taken from the NW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Settlement clusterunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.