Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Kilglass Lough, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilglass Lough
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.81612, -8.02834
- SMR number
- RO023-102----
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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
In the centre of the central part (dims. c. 1.9 km NNE-SSW; c. 400-600m NW-SE) of Kilglass Lough, c. 250m from the W shore and c. 200m from the E shore. Circular stony and overgrown mound (diam. 15m NE-SW; 15m NW-SE; H c. 1m) surrounded by a shore (Wth 1.5-6m) which is continued by reeds (Wth 4-10m) creating a mound (diam. c. 30m) with a steep perimeter.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hilltop enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.