Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Bracklin, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bracklin
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.62467, -8.31323
- SMR number
- RO039-049----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
In the centre of the oval Linbaun Lough (dims. c. 550m N-S; c. 250m E-W). Circular mound (diam. 16m WNW-ESE; 14.5m NNW-SSE; H 0.8m) rising straight out of the water with a wooden palisade fallen out SE-SW.
See the attached view taken from the shore to the SW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- House - fortified houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.