Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Garrynphort (athlone North By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garrynphort (athlone North By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Inchnaveague Isl.
- Latest-edition OS map
- Inchnaveague Island
- Coordinates
- 53.49641, -8.18338
- SMR number
- RO044-088----
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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 bed of the turlough Lough Croan (dims c. 3 km NW-SE; c. 200-300m NE-SW) at its centre. Circular grass-covered mound (diam. 26m E-W; 25m N-S; H 1m) with elements of a wooden palisade protruding through the sod at the perimeter E-S-W. Crannog (RO044-089----) is c. 100m to the S.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.