Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Clooncullaan (Roscommon By., Cregga ED), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clooncullaan (Roscommon By., Cregga ED)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.82214, -8.16632
- SMR number
- RO023-008----
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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 an island (dims. c. 40m N-S; c. 25m E-W) on the 1837 ed. Of the OS 6-inch map, but it is now attached to the E shore of the N part of Clooncullaan Lough (dims. c. 640m E-W; c. 350m N-S) by an isthmus which is cut by a shallow fosse (L c. 10m; Wth 4m; D 0.3m). Oval grass-covered mound (dims. 53.4m N-S; 46.7m E-W; H 1.5m). The charred stumps of posts can be seen on the shore SW-W and at N while there is a shallow grass-covered quarry (Wth 2m; D 0.2m) and mound (L 12m) on the summit.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Habitation siteunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.