Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Knockhall, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockhall
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.81752, -7.98491
- SMR number
- RO024-007----
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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 NE corner of triangular Lough Acrick (dims. c. 800-900m N-S; c. 450m E-W at N) c. 120m from the E shore and c. 140m from the N shore. Circular overgrown island (diam. 18m N-S; 17m E-W; H 0.6-1m) with a flat summit (diam. 7-8m). A collapsed palisade is visible in the water SE-W, c. 1.5m from the shore with deeper water immediately beyond. Two English shillings of c. 1560 were found on it (Lucas 1970, 165).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Mass-rockunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy well1 mi
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.