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Crannog in Cluain Bú, County Galway (GA069-014----)

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What is recorded here

In the middle of Lough Afoor. Marked on 3rd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1934) as a small circular island (D c. 20m). The site is not presently visible due to a rise in the water level. A second possible lake dwelling (GA069-015----) lies c. 100m to SW. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA069-014

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GA069-014----
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  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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