Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Drumalough, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Drumalough
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.78946, -8.55941
- SMR number
- RO020-035----
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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
Depicted as an island (diam. c. 20m) on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and as an island attached to the SW shore of triangular Drumalough (dims c. 500m NW-SE; c. 300m NE-SW at SE) on the 1914 ed. The W shore of the reduced lake (dims c. 275m NW-SE; c. 200m NE-SW) is now c. 50m to the NE. Subcircular, flat-topped and grass-covered mound (dims of base 29m N-S; 25.4m E-W; dims. of top 10.3m N-S; 6.4m E-W; H 1.1-1.6m) with stones, but there is no clear indication of artificial construction. Raths (RO020-033----; RO020-034----) are c. 220m and 250m to the SSW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.