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Crannog

Grange Lough, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Crannog, Grange Lough, County Roscommon, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Grange Lough
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Goat Island or Flanafressan
Latest-edition OS map
Goat Island or Flanafressan
Coordinates
53.84573, -8.01545
SMR number
RO018-022----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

In the E part (dims. c. 2.5 km N-S; c. 400-700m E-W) of Grange Lough, c. 250m from the W shore. Oval overgrown island (dims. 22m N-S; 17m E-W; H 0.8-1m) of earth and stone in a shallow part of the lough, but there is no visible evidence of artificial construction.

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.

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