Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Derreenamackaun, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derreenamackaun
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.80831, -8.68845
- SMR number
- RO019-011----
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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)
- 1857 · 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
About 200m from the SE end of the SE arm (dims. c. 1km NW-SE; c. 200-250m NE-SW) of Errit Lough, and c. 70m from the NE shore. Described as a cairn (diam. c. 18m) in 1988 when the water level was lower (SMR file). An area of reeds is now visible in the lake.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.