What is recorded here
Indicated is a crannog in Canbo, County Roscommon, Ireland. The oval mound measures 26.5 metres north-south and 23.5 metres east-west on the northern shore of Canbo Lough. Earth and stone build its visible structure, while stakes driven into the lake surround it. No timber structures remain visible above the water.
On the N shore of Canbo Lough (dims c. 1.3m E-W; c. 100-300m N-S). Oval overgrown mound (dims 26.5m N-S; 23.5m E-W; H 0.2-1m) composed of earth and stone. Stakes were discovered driven into the lake around it (OS Name Books), but no timber structures are now visible.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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