Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Weir - fish
Canon Island,river Fergus, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Canon Island,river Fergus
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.67803, -9.03791
- SMR number
- CL060-033----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On the E side of Canon Island in the Fergus Estuary. Described by O’Sullivan et al. (2010) as follows: ‘A fish weir consisting of three stakes and a small boulder is located on the eroding mud on the eastern shore of Canon Island, c. 100m from the ruins of Canon Island Abbey. The three wooden stakes are in close proximity to each other and form a triangle, which sides were c. 0.5m in length. The stakes are 0.4m in height. The boulder lies 6m to the north of the stakes. This weir was probably used in conjunction with a net. A sample was taken from one of the stakes. It was identified as hazel or alder wood and gave a date of Cal. AD 1453-1524 and 1558-1631 (364+/-23BP).’ (O’Sullivan et al. 2010, Appendix 1, 57-8, Canon Island 4)
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 9 October 2019
References
O'Sullivan, A., Dillon, M., Sands, R., McDermott, C., Shaw, R., Devlin, G. 2010 The Fergus Estuary and Islands: discovering a maritime historic landscape in Co. Clare. Report to the Heritage Council. University College Dublin, School of Archaeology in association with the Discovery Programme.
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Gatehouseunder 1 mi
- Structureunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.