Hoeys Rocks, crannog in County Roscommon

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What is recorded here

On the NE shore of the triangular Lough Key, about 130m from the shore and at the entrance to a bay (dims c. 560m NE-SW; c. 350m NW-SE) which lies to the NE. Oval overgrown area (dims 26.5m E-W; 17m N-S; H 0.6m) composed of earth and stone but with no evidence of arteficial construction. Crannog (RO006-0200----) is c. 50m to the S. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO003-065

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