What is recorded here
Stony Island is a crannog in Annagh (boyle By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. It sits in deep water at the southwest corner of Lough Meelagh, about 160 metres from the southern shore. The circular island measures roughly 18 metres across and rises 0.8 to 1 metre above the surface. It consists of stones and earth but shows no evidence of timber features or artificial construction.
In deep water at the SW corner of Lough Meelagh (dims c. 2km E-W; c. 600m-1km N-S), c. 160m from its S shores. Circular overgrown island (diam. c. 18m; H 0.8-1m) of stones and earth but with no evidence of timber features or of artificial construction.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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