Crannog in Ovaun, County Roscommon

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What is recorded here

Depicted as a small island (diam. c. 5m) close to the N shore of the now drained Ballyoughter Lough (diam. c. 150m) on the 1927 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. It is not visible in an overgrown area.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO022-048

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