Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Killukin (Roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killukin (Roscommon By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Crannoge
- Coordinates
- 53.75331, -8.18174
- SMR number
- RO028-106----
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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 only on the 1930 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated now on the S shore of rectangular Ardakillin Lough (dims. c. 500m E-W; c. 350m N-S). The lake was much larger in the 19th century (dims. c. 1.8km NE-SW; c. 350m NW-SE at NE to c. 600m NW-SE at SW), extending much further to the NE (1837 OS 6-inch map). Oval grass-covered cairn of stones (dims. 14m N-S; 10m E-W; H 0.8m). Crannog (RO028-107----) is c. 130m to the SE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.