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Crannog in Lough Key

Crannog

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Crannog in Lough Key is a crannog in Lough Key, County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular earth and stone area rises one to one and a half metres above deep water in a rectangular bay on the south shore. An L-shaped pier projects from its west edge, while the structure remains fourteen metres across and overgrown.
In a rectangular bay (dims. c. 400m NE-SW; c. 300m NW-SE) open to the NE on the S shore of Lough Key, c. 170-210m from each shore. Circular overgrown area (diam. 13.5m E-W; 13.2m N-S; H 1-1.5m) of earth and stone in deep water with an L-shaped pier (L 4m; 2m) projecting from it at the WNW edge. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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