Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Derries Upper,legnaderk, County Cavan, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derries Upper,legnaderk
- County
- Cavan
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.99399, -7.49241
- SMR number
- CV019-018001-
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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
Two small islands in Lough Oughter, c. 25m and c. 60m from the shoreline respectively. Davies (ITA Survey 1942) noted that both islands are now connected to the mainland and described them as comprising rock outcrop strewn with boulders. The outer island rises 0.45m above the old lake level. Here Davies discovered a roughly circular cairn (diam. c. 12m; H c. 0.9m) containing a thin layer of settlement refuse (Davies 1942, 17).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
Nearby in the register
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.