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Crannog

Lough Gara, County Sligo, Ireland

The record

Townland
Lough Gara
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.95638, -8.40671
SMR number
SL045-022----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

On the shoreline, on the S shore of the outflow of Lough Gara into the River Boyle. A roughly circular compilation of moss-covered stones (4.6m N-S; 6.6m E-W; H 0.55m above the meadow) arranged roughly in a spiral. Immediately to SE is a possible boat slip, consisting of similar building material and which may be contemporary with the possible crannog.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005).

Date of upload: 18 January 2008

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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