Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Loughnaneane, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Loughnaneane
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.63450, -8.19948
- SMR number
- RO039-042----
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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 a turlough basin (diam. c. 1km) which was a lake called Lough na n-Ean. In 1225 O'Neill plundered Lough na n-Ean and carried off O'Conor's jewels (AFM vol. 3, 221). Subcircular grass-covered mound (dims. 41m E-W; 34m N-S; H c. 0.5m) with a drain through it towards the perimeter at S, in which a quernstone was found. (Bradley and Dunne 1990)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Bradley, J. and Dunne, N. 1990a A crannog at Loughnanane, Roscommon town. Journal of the Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Society 7, 34-6.
Nearby in the register
- Wellunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
- House - fortified houseunder 1 mi
- Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castleunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.