Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Loch Na Mbradán, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Loch Na Mbradán
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.67701, -8.57933
- SMR number
- DG090-015----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1881 "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located at the NE end of Lough Nambraddan. This possible crannog is indicated as an island on the 1836 and 1907 OS 6-inch maps. It consists of as a low, roughly oval vegetation-covered island (c. 10-15m N−S; c. 8m E−W), which appears to be composed of a concentration of loose stones and boulders. It is known in local tradition as a crannog, and, according to local information, when lake levels were lower in the past it was possible to walk to the island on stepping stones. Some of the stepping stones are visible beneath the water to the E the island. A small drystone structure/cairn located at the S end of the island is of relatively recent date, constructed, according to local sources, by game-hunters, or possibly by local children (pers. comm. S. McGinley, February 2017).
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: March 2017
Nearby in the register
- Mass-rock1 mi
- Hut site2 mi
- Field system2 mi
- Hut site2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.