Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Loughglinn Demesne, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Loughglinn Demesne
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Fairy Island
- Coordinates
- 53.82614, -8.55726
- SMR number
- RO020-005----
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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 130m from the S shore of subrectangular Lough Glinn (dims c. 0.9-1.1.7 km WNW-ESE; c. 200-450m N-S), called Lough Lane in the 1590s, and opposite Loughglynn House (RO020-007001-) which is on the NE shore. In 1590 Dualtach O'Conor of Brackloon was beseiged here by Sir Richard Bingham who captured the crannog (Anon 1887-8, 344; O'Donovan, 1891, 206). Oval overgrown, steep-sided island (dims. 33.5m NNW-SSE; 25m NNE-SSW; H 1.2m) which is revetted with stones and has steps (Wth 1.2m; 1/6m) leading to the water at N and E, indicating ornamental use in the 18th or 19th century. There is no evidence of artificial construction.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 26th September 2011
References
Anon. 1887-8 Notes and Queries: Attack on a crannog. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 18, 344.
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Inscribed stone (present location)under 1 mi
- House - 18th/19th centuryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.