Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Fearagh (Mahon), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fearagh (Mahon)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.87021, -8.05329
- SMR number
- RO017-098001-
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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
Marked as a small island (diam. c. 5m) on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on the E shore of the now partially drained Black Lough (diam. c. 70m; original diam. c. 180m-200m). Nothing is visible at ground level in the reed-choked lake. Possible crannog (RO017-098002-) is c. 110m to the SW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Standing stone - pairunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.