What is recorded here
Crannog in Derreenamackaun is a crannog in Derreenamackaun, County Roscommon, Ireland. The site sits about 200m from the SE end of the SE arm of Errit Lough and 70m from the NE shore. A 1988 description recorded a cairn 18m across when water levels were lower, but an area of reeds is visible in the lake now.
About 200m from the SE end of the SE arm (dims. c. 1km NW-SE; c. 200-250m NE-SW) of Errit Lough, and c. 70m from the NE shore. Described as a cairn (diam. c. 18m) in 1988 when the water level was lower (SMR file). An area of reeds is now visible in the lake.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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