Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Lough O'Flynn, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lough O'Flynn
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Crannoge
- Coordinates
- 53.75661, -8.63422
- SMR number
- RO025-004----
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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
Situated c. 100m from the S shore and c. 200m from the W shore of Lough O'Flynn (dims. c. 2.5 km N-S; c. 400-800m E-W). Circular overgrown platform (diam. of top 28.5m N-S; 27.5m E-W; diam. of base 39.5m N-S; 37.5m E-W; H 1.5m) with a double line of posts at the perimeter NW-E. A short masonry wall (L 2.35m; T 0.7m; H 1.5m) is at the centre with a cairn (diam. c. 5m; H 0.5m) to its S.
See the attached aerial view taken from the W (001), and from the shore at SE (014).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
- Burnt mound1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.