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Indicated

Crannog

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Indicated is a crannog in Lisroyne, County Roscommon, Ireland. It stands on a low promontory attached to the east shore of Lough Lea, which measured about 400 metres east-west and 300 metres north-south in 1837 but has since become a collection of small pools. Three other crannogs and an earthwork remain within 200 metres, while a circular grass-covered mound lies 20 metres to the south-southwest.
On a low promontory attached to the E shore of Lough Lea, which was a rectangular lake (dims c. 400m E-W; c. 300m N-S) with a large peninsula attached to the S shore in 1837 but is now a collection of small pools, the largest of which (diam. c. 180m) is at the NE angle of the original lake and just N of this location. Circular grass-covered mound (diam. of base c. 20m; H c. 0.7m) situated c. 20m SSW of crannog (RO0230164001-). Crannog (RO023-189----) is c. 200m to the S, crannog (RO023-208----) is c. 170m to the SE, and earthwork (RO023-163----) is c. 140m to the W. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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