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Sally Island

Crannog
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In Ballaghdacker Lough close to N shore. An overgrown circular earthen platform (D 28m, H 1.75m). A curving causeway connects the monument to N shore of the lake. A possible crannog (GA020-001----) lies c. 100m to S. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA020-011

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • St Ciaran’s Ladies Gaelic Football Club / Roscommon Herald; photographer not named, www.roscommonherald.ie
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  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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